39 (2). Croatian sulphate -2

“Hers, why don't you take a break from this? ”

In Fioran's words, Hers nods for a moment.

“Is that so? We're all tired, and I think we need a little time to get things done. ”

As Hers moves forward through the snow piled up to his waist, he looks back and says in a loud voice.

“I'll rest here for an hour! Heal anyone who wants to heal, and repair each one! ”

The Lotus Guild was setting up an expedition to explore the northern region as soon as it became a new update within the top 5% of Korea's servers.

Expedition level is before and after level 90.

Starting the expedition and gaining a lot of levels, Fioran has reached level 93.

“Who's on guard duty this time? ”

“It's me.”

“Just in case, don't relax! ”

“Yes, ma'am! ”

It was never low levels, but I always had to be nervous and move because I had to deal with monsters that were at least 90 levels above Mount Cropiasulc.

In the case of an ice ogre, a person approaching level 100 would occasionally appear.

“Phew.”

Fioran takes a seat comfortably after checking the perimeter.

The reason for periodic relaxation and maintenance was also for stable exploration.

Herce, who made room for you to sit through the snow, also squats beside Fioran.

“The northern continent, it's not very good. ”

In Fioran's words, Hers nods.

“I see. But I expected this level of difficulty... and I got a lot. ”

“That's right."

In this expedition, the Lotus Guild has raised the overall level of the expedition from 2 to 3 and has obtained some decent items.

But the biggest revenue was not that.

In this expedition, the Lotus Guild has made one achievement that cannot be compared to items or levels.

“Great job on the expedition. Thanks to you, we now have a Guild Node. ”

In Fioran's words, Hers nods and agrees.

“I see.”

In Kailan, if the guild level exceeds 50, you are authorized to own the ’territory’ of the guild.

There were two ways a guild could acquire a territory: one was to invade and take a territory already dominated by NPCs or other guilds, and the other was to go to an undiscovered territory and capture a Node.

Before this update, there was no guild in Kailan that owned the territory. Even the ‘Dark Luna’ guild, famous for its ranking among the top guilds, won its first Node after the Northern Continent was opened with this update.

The reason was simple.

There was no land left in the southern continent.

Since the opening of the game, the Southern Continent, which has been active by users since the beginning of the game, was already the territory of the empire, and not the territory of the empire, belonged to small and medium-sized countries or noble NPCs.

Nevertheless, because they took over the territory of NPCs, their power was still too weak for them.

That's why all the top guilds were looking forward to this update.

The Lotus Guild was like all the other top guilds.

When planning the northern expedition from the beginning, I had a plan to take over a Node and it was a success.

The user's stronghold is still a barren land in the north, so there was no big Marit.

But step by step, it could be a big city that could one day collect taxes on resident NPCs and users.

Hers mutters.

“I wonder if I can keep the Node safe now... ”

The Node Site will automatically enter the Guild's possession for 3 months.

It was protected on a gaming system.

The Lotus Guild had to develop its stronghold as quickly as possible, making it a sturdy territory that could not be attacked lightly in 3 months.

“We have to protect it. In the next three months, the guild members will have to work hard to develop a Node. ”

In Fioran's words, Hers nods.

Just by trying to develop a Node, the guild members' growth didn't stop either.

Rather, I was more likely to level up and obtain good items as I pioneered nearby uncharted territories and expanded my influence.

“I think we can save on the initial costs by discovering lucky or quite large Nodes. ”

The Node was a homeless town with easy words.

It was natural that the larger the village found and the larger the population, the lower the initial cost.

“I'd like to take one more place... but that would be greed, right? ”

In Fioran's words, Hers smiles bitterly.

“I want to do it because I feel like it, but since I care about two Node Sites and I'm not myself, I could be taken away by another guild. Let's just focus on one place. ”

“Yeah, I just said that once. ”

Guilds fighting over rankings such as the 'Dark Cruna’ or ‘Titan’ guilds have already occupied more than three or four Nodes in good locations in the Northern Continent.

But it was possible because it was a guild with the highest power, and it was too much for Lotus' guild.

Herce pulls out a warm cup of coffee from his inventory.

“As soon as the expedition is over, I'll bring all the guild members to the base. In the future, hunt around the Node. ”

There were a lot of monsters at the level that could be a bit overwhelming, but that was a risk I had to take.

In order to quickly build a Node, it was more important to subdue the monsters around you and expand your realm.

“Maybe we can get everyone but one. ”

In Hers' words, Fioran gives you a curious look.

“One? One who? ”

Hers smiles bloody.

“Who's Ian?" Ian has to hunt more in the Southern Continent and come back after leveling up. ”

But Fioran grins and shakes her head.

“Hers, you know what? ”

“Yes?”

“Ian, you're probably on the north continent by now. I want to be on Mount Cropia.... ”

The voice of Hers is slightly louder.

“Yes?! ”

Fioran smiles and speaks.

“He just texted me and asked me to give him some information on the Northern Continent. ”

“What information? ”

“I'm going hunting on Mount Cropia, and I took everything you've got. ”

Hers asks again in a ridiculous voice.

“What level are you on? ”

“I don't know exactly. ”

“Ha... He's my friend, but he's out of his mind. It's been a while since I started raising summoners.I 'm already crawling into the hunting ground in the 50s and 60s...? ”

Ian, who Hers knew, was not that reckless.

If he had said he would hunt, it would have meant he could hunt.

“Well, Ian, if you grow up fast, it's good for us, right? ”

Hers smiles with a shivering look on his face.

“Well... right? ”

* * *

When Hers and Fioran were talking about Ian.

Ian was on a close hunt, like a rope-walking trip from Mount Cropia.

“Fuck you, Ice Wave! ”

Kung-Kuku Kung-!

As the bread table rolls vigorously, a wave of blue ice spreads around it.

[Ice trolls have taken 175 damage.]

[Ice Troll moves 30% slower for 10 seconds.]

“I'll attack from the front, Lai, you from the back! ”

A lot of spectacles.), an intense battle rages on Ian.

Grrr! Grrr!

As Lai leaps into the air and moves behind the ice trolls, Ian quickly digs for the troll's flank.

[Activates the 'Weak Spot’ skill. Shows the target's weakness, increases Accuracy by 19% and Critical Hit Chance by 23.5% Deals 97% more damage when attacking weaknesses]

With weakness capture passive activation, Trolls' weaknesses were marked in Ian's field of view in red.

Ian's right fist, equipped with knuckles, quickly sways towards the Trolls' weaknesses.

Puck-Pufolk-!

[We've dealt 276 damage to the ‘Ice Roll’.]

[Caused 293 damage to ‘Ice Roll’.]

[You dealt fatal damage to the 'Ice Roll’!]

[Ice Troll health reduced by 585.]

Ian's attacks run in succession, and Rye doesn't want to miss out on the chance that the ice trolls flinch.

As Rye bites the Troll's neck, the Troll's life force quickly slips close to 2,000.

[‘Ice Roll’ uses the 'Body Regeneration’ skill.]

[Restores Ice Roll HP by 1% per second for 40 seconds.]

Ian frowns.

After hitting him hard and losing all his health, he was trying to recover.

Khhhhh!

The ice troll screams and wields a giant club in its hand.

A powerful club is swiftly swarming toward Ian.

At this rate, the attack will be imminent.

Ian then casts the skill he had in mind.

“Space Distortion!”

Summoner special skill learned at level 30 with a summoner skill grant.

Spatial distortion triggered.

Skill that changes your position with the number of summoners you want!

Ian switched sides with his position.

Boom!

And the Troll's club is stuck in the right arm of the bread stand.

Boom!

[The Summoned Paddle has suffered 1375 damage from the Ice Roll.]]

It was a defensive type of monster, but after being attacked by an ice troll over level 60, it inflicted tremendous amounts of damage.

‘We must catch him before he recovers! ’

Ian, who was moved to the rear of the ice troll, dug right behind him and knuckled the troll's weakness as soon as the breadcrumbs stopped him from attacking the ice troll.

[You dealt fatal damage to the 'Ice Roll’!]

[Ice Troll health reduced by 596.]

Then I remembered the system message Ian had been waiting for.

[Ancient Summoner's Steel Knuckle triggers Sensitive ability.]

[Borrow the ‘Light Bombardment’ ability of Summoned Rai.]

Immediately, a wave of red light emanates from around Ian's body.

[+30% Attack and Agility for 15 min.]

[DP will decrease by 30% for 15 min.]

Ian felt his body overflowing with power.

But with him, the risk grew.

‘At this rate, one hit from him will kill you. ’

Ian was nervous.

If I was beaten once or twice, I experienced death several times.

If I got hit right now with a 30% defense down, I wouldn't be able to score a single blow.

Ian focuses more on his mind and avoids the continuing attack by the Trolls.

For monsters with large Troll attacks, it was important to target the gaps that occurred after the attack.

‘Now…! ’

Ian focused his mind as much as he could.

I thought I could kill him if I could put one more critical hit on his weakness.

A critical hit can also increase AP by 30% for 5 seconds while photo-exploding.

And Ian could feel the right hands.

Fall back!

[You dealt fatal damage to the 'Ice Roll’!]

[Ice Troll HP reduced by 876.]

[Inflicts Critical Damage to ‘Ice Rolls’ for 5 seconds plus Attack!]

Ian's fists become more powerful in a row, and he plunges them into the Trolls' weaknesses.

[Ice Troll HP reduced by 621.]

[Ice Troll HP reduced by 1388.]

Then Rye attacks and finishes off the dead Troll.

[Ice troll defeated. 1060 XP gained.]