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Chapter 23
Two goblins were trembling with fear.
There were two skills left.
As if he had already chosen, Seonghyun cast one of the skills.
As he used mana...
Smoke billowed from his fingertips.Nôv(el)B\\jnn
The smoke soon formed a face, like a specter.
The smoke, resembling a specter filled with malice, shot out.
Saaaaaaa!
The smoke, fired with a ghostly wail, was something that a mere goblin could not resist.
The smoke soon seeped into the body of one of the goblins.
[Goblin B is afflicted with 『Curse of Pain』.]
[Wracked with pain for 10 seconds.]
“Kek! Kekek! Kek!”
The goblin with the smoke seeping into him thrashed about, clutching his throat.
As if that wasn’t enough, he crawled on the ground.
But the pain showed no sign of disappearing.
The remaining goblin’s eyes trembled violently at the sight, which could only be described as terror itself.
Would he be able to survive?
Should he run away?
Or should he attack?
The goblin, unable to even choose an option, noticed Seonghyun moving and tried to react, but...
Thwack! Tadadadada!
He was too fast.
It wasn’t a speed he could escape from.
If he tried, he would surely be caught immediately.
In that case...
“Keruuuk!”
He ran towards Seonghyun, holding a crude dagger.
It was a truly valiant sight.
If other goblins had seen it, they would have applauded his bravery.
But Seonghyun was slightly relieved to see the goblin.
He had been worried that it might run away.
Now, there was one skill left.
The skill he would use this time was a buff skill.
As he used mana, a purple liquid formed above Seonghyun’s head.
The liquid, emitting ominous purple smoke, was unable to overcome gravity above Seonghyun’s head and fell without fail.
Drip, Saaaaaaa!
The purple liquid flowed down Seonghyun’s body, seeping in with an ominous sound.
[You have used 『Poison: Pain Numbing』.]
[You will not feel any pain for 1 minute.]
[Your concentration will improve while you do not feel pain.]
Although it was written as Pain Numbing, there was no problem with moving his body at all.
Rather, the pain disappeared, and his other senses became sharper.
To use poison as a buff in this way...
‘Interesting.’
As Seonghyun was lost in thought and stopped walking...
The goblin, thinking this was his chance, aimed his crude dagger at Seonghyun's knee, which lacked leather armor.
Shhk!
Since the dagger was crude, it sounded more like tearing than cutting, but...
Seonghyun felt no pain at all.
‘Oh?’
He hadn't taken any direct damage until now, but he was quite surprised when he really didn't feel any pain.
A state where there were no external stimuli and he could fully concentrate.
The goblin didn't know that and was frantically swinging his dagger.
But getting hit was getting hit, and was it because his defense was high?
Even though he was letting himself get hit, the decrease in his health was so small that it was insignificant.
“Keruk! Kek! Kekek!”
It was a bit pitiful.
He was doing his best, but Seonghyun wasn't reacting at all.
At that point, the goblin also noticed something strange and tilted his head.
Strange?
He kept attacking, but why did he seem fine?
That was exactly how he looked.
Seonghyun gave the poor goblin peace by wielding his steel sword.
Slice.
“Keruk!”
[Critical Hit!]
[The effect of 『One Strike!』 is activated!]
[You gain experience points.]
After that, Seonghyun rolled around and then ran towards the goblin, who had come to his senses.
He didn't have to move his feet quickly, as it was right next to him, so after a few steps...
He reached it.
The goblin, freed from pain, turned his head this way and that to grasp the situation.
He felt something was strange because the surroundings had become too quiet.
And as he turned his head, something flashed, and he felt a stinging pain in his neck.
“Keruk?”
[Critical Hit!]
[The effect of 『One Strike!』 is activated!]
[You gain experience points.]
When he killed the three goblins, unlike the undead, they left their bodies intact.
He could butcher them, but Seonghyun looked at the three goblins with teal smoke rising from them.
He saw the message he had been waiting for.
[You can use 『Death Legion』.]
[Would you like to raise the 『Death Legion』?]
‘The number is small, but... it doesn’t matter.’
It was still an embarrassing number to be called a legion.
But Death Legion didn't have a cooldown.
Perhaps that saying came true?
The door at the entrance of the Special Black Mage Academy opened.
“Huh? Uh uh?”
Lee Seongyeong’s eyes widened as he waited in front of the door.
Perhaps his waiting just in case would pay off!?
“Sob, sob.”
“......?”
That’s what Lee Seongyeong thought.
But as he watched the female user who came out the door wiping her tears and sobbing, that thought naturally disappeared.
No, he didn’t know for sure.
The fact that they came from the Special Black Mage Academy alone meant they were a great talent.
He couldn't be fooled by their crying.
“Sob, sob. How could he learn all the skills at once?”
“?!!?!?”
Lee Seongyeong got goosebumps at her sobbing words.
Learned all the skills at once?
Was that even possible?
What if the user this female user was talking about was the user he was looking for?
Gulp.
Lee Seongyeong gulped and bit his lip.
He should have come here faster somehow.
To miss this...
Regret flooded in, but it was okay.
‘He couldn’t have left Perthville yet, right?’
Coming to the Class Academy meant their level was still only 10.
Perhaps he might find them if he searched the hunting grounds.
Lee Seongyeong’s eyes lit up at the opportunity that hadn’t flown away yet.
Meanwhile, he didn’t forget his main duty and ran to the female user, taking out the business card he had prepared in his inventory and handing it to her.
“Hello, I’m Lee Seongyeong, a scout from Sick Brothers. I saw you coming out of the Special Black Mage Academy, and I think you’re a great talent.”
“Huh?”
The female user was taken aback and accepted the business card Lee Seongyeong handed her.
He didn’t mention the guild ranking.
He didn’t have to, because Sick Brothers’ fame was already enormous.
The explanation wasn’t that long.
“As you know, Sick Brothers welcomes even female users as long as they have outstanding talent.”
“Huh???”
“Then, please be sure to contact me.”
Lee Seongyeong handed her the business card and ran off like an arrow.
He was going to search every hunting ground to find out where the user he was looking for was.
It wasn’t in his nature to search the hunting grounds haphazardly, but...
He had no choice.
His goal was to recruit them faster than anyone else.
Just in case, he ran with his ears open to his surroundings.
“Hey hey, I heard a strange undead appeared in Perthville Plains?”
“Strange undead?”
“Yeah, a while ago? About 10 minutes ago, it was attacking the goblin village.”
“Oh. Must be a Black Mage.”
“So lucky, I should have been a Black Mage too.”
A short conversation between users.
It was an ordinary conversation, nothing special, but Lee Seongyeong’s eyes lit up when he heard the keyword “strange undead.”
‘That’s it!’
Lee Seongyeong headed towards Perthville Plains.
Meanwhile, Yeon, the female user who was left with the business card, stared blankly at the business card she had received.
The business card with the name Sick Brothers written on it.
Wiping away her sobbing tears, her pouting lips relaxed as she looked at it.
‘G-Guild ranking 12th Sick Brothers!?’
Yeon was feeling better in many ways.
3.
It had only been a day.
One day.
Since Seonghyun started playing.
To be precise, it hadn't even been a full day yet, so it wasn't even a day.
But why?
Why had Assistant Manager Lee Wonsong's dark circles gotten longer in such a short time?
“...Sigh.”
“C-cheer up, senior.”
“Cheer up? Ah, right, I should. Of course I should.”
Assistant Manager Lee Wonsong nodded, looking at associate Oh Jinhyeok who was speaking next to him.
At least he hadn't been scolded much by Team Leader Jung Jihye.
She was scary when she came back from vacation, but fortunately, it went well.
But was this really a situation to cheer up about?
Assistant Manager Lee Wonsong pointed at the screen with a smile.
“I should cheer up while watching him raise his proficiency with an unknown power and learn all the basic skills in a little over 20 minutes in class?”
“Ah, uh......”
It was clearly sarcasm.
Oh Jinhyeok had nothing to say to that.
“Sigh, by the way, he went straight to the plains to test his skills.”
“Y-yes, that’s right.”
“Does he know something again?”
He immediately agreed with Assistant Manager Lee Wonsong’s words.
It was a conversation that wouldn’t do any good to drag on.
Then, at Assistant Manager Lee Wonsong's words, associate Oh Jinhyeok thought for a moment before answering.
“Well......? I think he went there purely to hunt? Is there something there?”
“There is...... there is......”
First of all, Seonghyun was hunting goblins and testing his skills without doing anything else.
Assistant Manager Lee Wonsong stared at the screen and muttered.
“There’s a Golden Goblin.”
“Oh!?”
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