Chapter 16

Chapter 16

-BestShield LV9

-AimForTheForehead LV9

-YubinKkyung LV9

-Kaiser LV9

They had leveled up five more times, reaching level 9.

However, not all level 9s were the same.

While the others had earned 25 stat points, Do-hyeon had earned 35.

Even though it was still early in the game, he had already gained a 10-point advantage.

[Player: Kaiser]

[Level: 9]

[HP: 1,170/1,200]

[MP: 120/250]

[Stamina: 100/230]

[Class: The Final Adventurer ]

[Titles (2)]

-Max Favorability From the Start?

-First Slayer

[Stats]

Remaining Points: 0

Once again, Do-hyeon had invested 14 points into Strength and Agility, and 7 points into Senses.

So far, he hadn’t felt the need to invest in Stamina.

‘These are level 9 stats... definitely OP.’

It was no wonder the goblins melted from critical hits so easily.

And that wasn’t all.

[Sword Mastery LV 6]

[Dagger Mastery LV 3]

[Blunt Weapon Mastery LV 4]

[Poison Needle Mastery LV 2]

By using various weapons during hunting, his mastery levels had increased across the board.

Even accounting for his skill, this was an unusually fast rate of growth.

It was all thanks to his Weapon Master trait, allowing him to level up weapon proficiencies at a rapid pace.

With the First Slayer title and his necklace adding extra damage, his output was simply overwhelming.

As mastery levels increased, so did damage.

[Due to Sword Mastery LV 6, sword-related damage increases by 6%.]

‘This is great.’

Each level added 1% damage.

Most players barely reached levels 3 or 4 in mastery before graduating from the beginner city, yet Do-hyeon had already reached level 6.

Even his non-primary weapons were at levels 3 or 4.

No wonder Weapon Master was considered OP.

Now that he was in actual combat, he could feel how powerful traits like Hidden Dragon and Weapon Master truly were.

“I think we’re getting pretty good. Did you see those perfect hits?”

“Well, no. It’s because Kaiser and BestShield took all the aggro. Don’t you remember how we almost wiped because of your mistake?”

“Oh, come on, stop bringing up old stuff. I’m not the same newbie from back then! Besides, you fired a Mana Bolt at a corpse.”

“...That was a double-tap.”

“Pfft, double-tap my foot. The thing was dead for ages before you shot it. Kaiser, you saw it too, right?”

Do-hyeon glanced to the side as his party members bantered.

Now that they had become more confident with hunting goblins, the initial hesitation had vanished.

Watching YubinKkyung and AimForTheForehead bicker, BestShield chuckled awkwardly.

“Haha... they can be a bit childish. They’re always fighting over the smallest things.”

“I understand,” Do-hyeon replied, as if it was nothing.

“...I’m used to it.”

“Sorry?”

“It’s nothing.”

Do-hyeon shook his head and smirked.

‘I guess people are the same everywhere.’

Two comrades bickering like enemies, while he and another just watched as if it were a child’s squabble—it all felt oddly familiar.

Perhaps that’s why partying with these people didn’t feel so awkward after all.

‘More importantly...’

They had completed the Green Goblin quests.

Now, only one quest remained.

“Shall we get going?”

At Do-hyeon’s casual remark, YubinKkyung and AimForTheForehead froze for a moment.

AimForTheForehead scratched his head, while YubinKkyung nervously fidgeted with her staff.

“...Yeah, we should. But... I’m a little tense.”

“They call it the Newbie Killer... we’ll be okay, right?”

“I mean, with my current form, I feel like I could pierce through someone’s skull... but...”

“No, definitely not.”

Listening to their conversation, Do-hyeon glanced at his quest window.

Unfortunately, not in God of Savior.

“Can you show me your Adventure Book?”

“Looking for a ranged DPS for elite boss raid. Must have at least three boss clears recorded.”

The Adventure Book.

A massive logbook that recorded all of a player’s adventures in God of Savior.

It tracked rare materials collected, specific quests completed, regions explored—and bosses defeated.

So, if you didn’t have any boss clear records, you wouldn’t even be considered for a party.

What’s worse, bosses in the next city couldn’t be skipped like those in Arde—they had to be defeated.

So, unless you had connections, there was no choice but to grit your teeth and get through it.

“People always say they forget their past struggles. But seriously, what’s so good about this?”

“I’m about to lose it right now!”

“Ugh, I just want to clear this and be done with it! I want to cast Fireball already!”

For the newbies who had to clear the dungeon, it was nothing short of torture.

Seeing them, YubinKkyung shuddered.

“...It looks really tough.”

“Well... yeah. It’s famous, but not in a good way.”

“You think we’ll be okay?”

“We’ve got our secret weapon, Kaiser, don’t we?”

“That’s the problem. If we mess up, we’ll drag him down with us.”

“...True.”

The same concern weighed heavily on BestShield and AimForTheForehead.

They had heard of the dungeon’s infamous reputation, but standing in front of it now, the pressure was more than they had anticipated.

Meanwhile, Do-hyeon simply surveyed the area calmly.

He listened to the frustrated complaints of other players and smirked.

‘Of course. They’re pulling their usual tricks here too.’

One wrong move, and the whole party wiped.

He had thought God of Savior was relatively forgiving with its newbie benefits, but the game still didn’t fail to live up to its challenge.

And on top of that...

[Mutant Goblin Warrior’s Lair]

-Grade: Rare

-Type: Party Dungeon

-Trait: Single Boss

-Description: The lair of a once-legendary warrior of the Green Goblin tribe, now cursed and exiled from his people.

[Party Size Limit: 4]

[Level Requirement: Below LV 10]

It was a party dungeon, so solo play wasn’t even an option.

‘No wonder there’s so much frustration—you have to fill all four slots.’

The dungeon required exactly four players to enter, no more, no less.

The dungeon couldn’t be cleared unless all four players perfectly executed the pattern strategies.

And these were all newbies who had only just been hunting goblin mobs.

It was a brutal system that seemed designed to maximize player suffering, but for Do-hyeon, it was nothing new.

A mere party dungeon?

‘In DemRock, this was everyday life.’

By now, party dungeons were as natural to him as breathing.

He had faced countless party dungeons and cleared every single one. And this dungeon already had a strategy guide available.

“So, shall we head in?”

“Oh, yes...! I’m ready.”

“Whew... this is nerve-wracking.”

“I’ve read the guide more than ten times! I’ll do my best not to mess up!”

Leaving his tense party members behind, Do-hyeon calmly approached the entrance.

He glanced at BestShield, who finally snapped out of his daze and hurriedly approached.

“Oh...! I’ll initiate the entrance.”

For party dungeons, the party leader had to initiate entry for the prompt to appear.

As BestShield stepped into the warp zone, a message popped up.

[Party Leader BestShield is attempting to enter the Mutant Goblin Warrior’s Lair.]

[Do you accept?]

“Yes.”

“Yeah.”

“Sure.”

Do-hyeon and the rest of the party accepted.

[Confirming party members.]

[Confirmed.]

[Confirming level requirements.]

[Confirmed.]

[Entering Mutant Goblin Warrior’s Lair.]

‘Time to warm up a bit.’

As his vision shifted with the message, a smile crept across Do-hyeon’s face.