Chapter 15

Chapter 15

“Hey, that guy’s been quiet until now, right? Why would he suddenly start now?”

“It’s just a saying. I mean, it’s the first time I’ve ever been moved by watching someone fight.”

“True. I was seriously wondering if he’s even human. How does his body move like that?”

Though they didn’t really seem to believe it, seeing how they moved on so quickly, Do-hyeon scratched his head.

‘But I am Kaiser.’

Is this the importance of perception?

To them, Kaiser was like an ancient figure, or maybe a ghost.

It seemed odd that they didn’t recognize him even though his name was literally Kaiser.

It felt strange to be praised for “being like Kaiser” when he was actually Kaiser, but Do-hyeon just let it slide and turned his gaze elsewhere.

‘As expected, they’re gone.’

They were gone.

The weapons the goblins had been wielding just moments ago.

When the goblins died, their weapons disappeared along with them.

It was because of the system that only allowed users to own weapons dropped in loot form.

‘Well, I guess there’s no way to cheat the system.’

Although the equipment restrictions were removed and he even used skills, he had hoped that maybe the weapons would drop, but no luck.

To be fair, this was balanced. Wishing for more would be pushing it.

More importantly...

‘Status window.’

[Player: Kaiser]

[Level: 4]

[HP: 850/900]

[MP: 150/200]

[Stamina: 140/230]

[Class: The Final Adventurer ]

[Titles (2)]

– Max Favorability From the Start?

– First Slayer

[Stats]

Remaining Points: 21

His level had jumped three levels, reaching level 4.

It was an unbelievable gain from just one hunt.

‘They said things would be easy until you graduate from the beginner city. I see they weren’t kidding.’

The real game started at level 12, so it made sense for the difficulty to be lower before that.

‘Just looking at it is satisfying.’

Who would believe this was the status window of a level 4 character?

Every stat was above 15, and he still had 21 points left to distribute.

Do-hyeon boldly invested the points without hesitation.

‘I’ll put 9 in Strength, 8 in Agility, and the rest in Senses.’

Although his class wasn’t bound to any specific role, the weapons he could use at the moment were all close-range.

Besides, Do-hyeon’s foundation was the sword.

He had always intended to focus on swordsmanship, so Strength and Agility were the top priorities.

The second priority was Stamina and Senses.

Do-hyeon decided to invest in Senses.

‘Agility and Senses are a set.’

Senses is a stat that enhances the five senses.

It helps the user adapt more quickly to their body and boosts dexterity, making it a supplementary stat.

The general rule was that if you increased Agility by 5, you should increase Senses by 2.

[Player: Kaiser]

[Level: 4]

[HP: 790/900]

[MP: 170/200]

[Stamina: 120/230]

[Class: The Final Adventurer ]

[Titles (2)]

– Max Favorability From the Start?

– First Slayer

[Stats]

Remaining Points: 0

Thus, the new status window was born.

Looking at it now, his Stamina was noticeably lower compared to other stats.

‘Stamina is important too, but...’

If his Stamina dropped to 0, he’d enter an exhausted state, and if he pushed himself then, his character would freeze.

Later, he’d be able to compensate with items that boosted recovery speed, but for now, increasing Stamina would be beneficial in various ways.

The higher his Stamina, the more he could hunt quickly, which meant faster growth.

He realized he had been a frog in a well, but he didn’t feel particularly discouraged.

After all, he hadn’t started the game to stress over it; he just wanted to have fun.

He simply wanted to party with friends and eventually take down raid bosses in the future.

Having finished his thoughts, BestShield raised his shield.

“Alright, now that we’re rested, shall we get back to hunting?”

“Yeah!”

“Let’s do it!”

With enthusiastic responses from AimForTheForehead and YubinKkyung, BestShield turned to look at Do-hyeon, as if waiting for his decision.

Do-hyeon, who had paused for a moment, nodded.

“Yes, let’s go.”

“Let’s level up quickly!”

“How about we take on ten goblins at a time?”

“Sure, that sounds fine.”

“Huh? I was joking... but are you serious? Amazing.”

“Did you hear that, BestShield? Let’s wipe them all out. We’ve got our ultimate weapon, Kaiser!”

Chatting casually with his party members, Do-hyeon set off in search of more prey.

It was a completely different beginning compared to his solo days in DemRock, before he met his veteran comrades.

Perhaps that’s why.

‘I wonder what they’re all up to. Are those two still fighting?’

A fleeting smile crossed Do-hyeon’s face as he thought of them.

Whenever they went out to hunt, those two were constantly bickering.

Meanwhile, the older guy, Purple, would always talk about dungeons as if it were second nature.

Back then, it was part of everyday life, but now, it had turned into a memory.

‘Well, I’ll see them again someday.’

Having been busy with military service, Do-hyeon hadn’t had much time to think about them, but for some reason, thoughts of his old comrades lingered today.

* * *

After that, the hunts continued for a while, and everything went smoothly.

No, it was more than smooth—it was one-sided.

“Oh, Kaiser, you’re in dang—...never mind.”

“Wait, behind y—...no, never mind.”

“Wow...”

Do-hyeon’s battle prowess, dodging attacks as if he had eyes on the back of his head, controlling multiple targets, and managing aggro perfectly, couldn’t be described as simply ‘smooth.’

Thanks to him, their party had hunted groups of at least ten goblins.

“Is this for real? We cleared it in 6 minutes?”

“Wow, this time it was 4 minutes. Our speed is insane.”

And the pace only increased.

As the party’s levels rose and their stats improved, things became even easier.

They had also become more accustomed to supporting Do-hyeon’s abnormal combat style, further speeding up the hunts.

Soon, they were taking on twelve, thirteen goblins at a time...

“Do you think we could handle fifteen at a time?”

“It probably wouldn’t make much difference. Kaiser is too strong.”

“We’ve gotten a lot better at this too.”

At some point, they were pulling over fifteen goblins together in each hunt.

[You have completed the quest ‘Goblin Cleanup’.]

[You have received 80 silver and experience as a reward.]

[You have completed the quest ‘Collect Goblin Hides’.]

[You have received 86 silver, a Goblin Hide Belt, and experience as a reward.]

“Wow, it’s over! We finished everything!”

“Our levels match up perfectly too.”

“Nice, new record!”

When they finished off the last group of goblins, they set a new record of 3 minutes and 57 seconds while completing their quests.

The Goblin Hide Belt they received as a reward was also decent for their current level.

[Goblin Hide Belt]

[Grade: Common]

[Description: A belt made by a professional tailor in Arde from goblin hide. It has no special effects but is quite sturdy.]

[Level Requirement: 4]

[No Class Restriction]

[Physical Defense: 34]

[Magic Resistance: 10]

– Stamina +1

– Tradeable

‘Hmm. Yeah, this is how things should be.’

The rewards he had received before were exceptional, but this level of loot was normal for this stage.

Though it wasn’t exactly exciting, he had no better alternatives to equip at the moment, so he put it on and moved on.

Do-hyeon opened the party window.

This was the biggest reward he had gained today.