719 < 716.1. Dragon and Giant (4) >

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While Ian was relaxing while looking at the system messages, the 60-minute time limit for the quest was imminent, and exactly 60 minutes later, a support group from the Raffers, including the Primsons, appeared to be in the Giant camp.

Ian was still heavily overwhelmed by physical exhaustion, but he got up to meet them.

Primson, who was at the front, finds Ian and approaches with the Forest Forest Wing in motion.

“Excellent, mortal! I really didn't think you'd get rid of the scout fever. ”

In his amazed words, Ian replied with an unexplained expression.

“Well, that's more like it. ”

A moment ago, Ian's face was brightened because of a system message that the resistance had risen.

“Oh, a little presumptuous, but I like your spirit. ”

Ian, who answered Primson briefly, immediately began to look into the faces of the reinforcements who were following him.

Ian then had to make an interesting face.

It was because their appearance was much different from Ian's expected appearance.

‘What is it? Aren't they all the same? ’

Ian thought that when Primson said he was bringing an army, of course little lizards that looked like him would show up.

But now, the Lapirs in front of Ian, all but Primson, were far from cute.

They were also slightly bigger than Ian, and overall were bipedal lizards with strong muscles.

Primson briefly explained whether he had any doubts about that.

“Oh, these are my Laferite warriors. Thank you for protecting my kind. Surprised you're different from me, huh? ”

In Primson's question, Ian tilts his head and asks again.

“Warrior? You're not a warrior? ”

Primson scratches his head and replies.

“I was born with the blood of a scholar. All I know how to do is study the occult. I don't know how to fight. ”

As soon as Ian heard that he didn't know how to fight, he immediately remembered Kaka.

‘So he's also a stat for screaming if he got hit by an intelligent mole......? ’

But Ian's idea, it couldn't go any longer.

At the same time a system message was generated stating that the quest had been completed, the next matching quest came to mind.

- Tyring!

- You have successfully completed the quest ‘Secret of Covenant Magic Ⅰ (Hidden) (Association)’.

- Achievement 100%/Additional achievement 0%

- 200 Contribution Points for the Dragon Tribe 'Lafers'.

- Activates the 'Secret of Covenant Magic Ⅱ (Hidden) (Association)’ Quest.

And Ian, who saw an additional zero percent, felt sorry for him.

I now clearly understood why it was difficult to clear in time compared to the difficulty indicated.

‘If I had put up some dimensional Magical Resistance and continued the quest slowly, I might have gotten enough extra rewards……. ’

But at least you didn't fail the quest, so there's nothing to be sorry about.

‘I need to figure out which algorithm this resistance stat goes up in half a day. If you can make it to 100, you can chew through the entire crack map. ’

Ian, who was planning something like this, looked at a new matching quest.

And the content of the matching quest was very concise.

- The Magic Secret of the Covenant Ⅱ (Hidden) (Association)

You've successfully defeated the Giant Scouts to prove your bravery and abilities.

…… approximate……

So now all you have to do is help the Laferite warriors reclaim the first vein.

Work as hard as you can to help the Lafers reclaim their veins.

Depending on your contribution to the battle, you may be able to receive more rewards from the Lafers.

Quest difficulty: B + ~ S + (transcendent)

Quest Requirement: Person who has earned the 'Intermediate' status.

Holds a 'Map of Cracks’ item.

Complete the 'Secret of Covenant Magic Ⅰ (Hidden) (Association)’ Quest.

Clear Requirement: Gain more than 10% of the Giant Killing/Combat Contribution to protect the first vein.

* Earn extra rewards when exceeded.

Timeout: None

Reward: Dragon ‘Lafers' Contribution Points +300

* 10 Contribution Points are awarded per percentage of Combat Contribution when additional Clear Conditions are achieved.

Final Reward: Get the 'Heart of Magic' item.

+500 Contribution Points for the Dragon Nation 'Lafers'.

Reputation +500

* This quest will expire if you decline or give up.

(Penalty-free)

‘The reason why the difficulty ranges from B + to S + …… is because it's a quest with NPCs, right? ’

Ten percent of the battle contribution means you can complete quests only if you defeat the Giants guarding the mines.

Probably the difficulty of achieving the minimum clear condition was set to B +.

‘The more you actively participate in fights, the more difficult it will be……. ’

Towards Ian, checking the quest window thoroughly, Primson's words resume.

“Now, let's move quickly to reclaim the vein. ”

Ian nods and follows Primson.

“I'll do that. Let's get rid of him. ”

Ian's eyes began to gleam, staring at the distant giants once.

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Following Primson to the inside of the Giant camp, the first vein is easy to find.

And since then, a hellish battle has begun that tests Ian's physical and mental strength.

Huff-puff.

Even if the dimensional horsepower increased by 9 points, Ian's stamina consumption continued to accelerate.

But even though his body was hard, Ian's mental strength became clearer and clearer.

I had something to explore and a goal to explore.

‘The more you cross the limit, the more resistance you can get……. I'm going to pretend like I'm crazy until I can't get my hands on it. ’

Among the content of the system messages that came to mind after completing the first matching quest, Ian thought of two types of keywords:

It's the word 'movement beyond the limit’ and the word 'achievement rate’.

If I could understand the meaning of these two words, I would be able to clearly understand the system structure.

‘The higher the achievement rate, the more resistance you can get over time... …. ’

Ian first noticed the ‘achievement rate’, which is quantified.

How to maximize the achievement rate was most effective, because it seemed to be the most important key to gaining this stat of resistance.

‘It is definitely not proportional to the time spent in the crack, nor to the number of enemies killed. Then all that remains is……. ’

So Ian noticed that one of Kailan's systems, 'Fatigue.'

The meaning of the word 'movement beyond the limit’ is analogous to that of fatigue.

And by the time he had succeeded in taking back the first mine, Ian had become increasingly confident.

-Moves beyond the limits under dimensional magical pressure.

- Achievement rate: 428 percent

- Achievement rate applied to increase ‘Dimensional Magical Resistance’ stat by 15.

- Current Dimension Magical Resistance: 25

- Significantly reduced pressure from the force of the dimensional crack.

-Decreases the slowing effect by 6 percent (42.5 percent to 36.5 percent)

- Resistance of all types is restored by 4.5 percent, except ‘Dimensional Magical Resistance' (-25.5 percent -21 percent)

- a little more adapted to countercurrent forces.

- Less movement.

Although he fought for a shorter period of time than when he defeated ten scouts, he gained much more Dimensional Magical Resistance stats.

‘The resistance rose much faster as we fought relentlessly in maximum fatigue. ’

As soon as Ian sees the system moving as expected, he starts getting excited.

Fatigue had already been peaking for a long time, but I felt lighter somehow.

It's like that feeling of last-minute excitement that marathoners experience when they reach their limit of stamina.

“Phew, Phew, Your Majesty, I admire you. ”

“Phew……. You're my master, but you're amazing. ”

Even Sir Caesar, who never lost his arrogance.), it was enough to know how much Ian was destroying himself.

- You have completed the quest "The Magic Secret of the Covenant Ⅱ (Hidden) (Association)"!

- Combat Contribution: 12.5%

- 300 Contribution Points for the Dragon Tribe 'Lafers’.

-As a result of further achievement, you also gain 25 Contribution Points.

- The quest ‘Secret of the Covenant Magic Ⅲ (Hidden) (Association)’ will be triggered.

You didn't get a lot of extra Contribution Points because of the limitations of your fatigue moves, but Ian doesn't regret it any more.

I felt that the constraints of movement due to debuff were visibly released, so I had to be full.

“Ian, you look so tired.... Should we take a break from attacking the next vein? ”

Even the NPC, Primson, offered to take a short break if he was worried about Ian, but Ian shook his head, slapping his hands.

“What are you talking about! Let's get him back to the fifth vein straight. ”

“Haha, well... ”

Primson put his tongue to his will, but in fact, it was a natural thing for Ian to do.

After a short break, fatigue will drop, and the resistance level will decrease for the same time.

‘Now, by the time we get all five veins back.... We should be able to raise the resistance to almost 80 to 90. ’

As a result, Ian and the Lafers continued to reclaim the vein without rest.

In the process, I received a ‘C. You were able to complete the quest' Defeat Giant Scout Captain ’, so the only remaining quest for Solvar is‘ B. It was just a quest to destroy the Giant Supply Depot.

Everything is perfect except for the fact that your legs are so hard to shake!

- Current Dimension Magical Resistance: 42

- Current Dimension Magical Resistance: 57

…… approximate……

- Current Dimension Magical Resistance: 75

When Ian saw the resistance to rise vertically, he felt the urge to dance.

‘Khh, now I can feel the debuff coming out. ’

As such, the moment you reclaim the last mine and complete the sixth matching quest.

- Tyring!

-Accurring rate increases‘ Dimensional Magical Resistance ’stat by 15.

- Current Dimension Magical Resistance: 90

Ian was able to achieve exactly 90 dimensional horsepower resistance…….

“Well done, Ian. You really have a keen mind, don't you? ”

“I admire your courage and your spirit. Thanks to you, the Elders will be very happy to have five veins secured. ”

In the praise of the Lafers, Ian was able to pass the first test of the Lafers.

“Hehe, you're welcome. ”

Ian completed six coupling quests in one day.

And this was roughly five times faster than Lugaryx had originally anticipated.

These linkage quests were originally designed with the intent to rest until you have completed one and your fatigue is fully restored.