Chapter 165

[Translator - Kiteretsu]

[Proofreader - Kyros]

Chapter 165

While Jeong-hoon was feeding Fenrir in the City of Peace, users who had entered the Giant Wolf Fenrir dungeon to conquer it were completing the clear one by one.

A dungeon that required at least 10 people to clear was being cleared in such a short time...

[What? Why is there no Fenrir?]

- Why is there no boss? lol I entered the boss zone and it said I automatically cleared it?

└It's fine as long as we got the 150 million experience points and the rare reward lol

└Even better!

└What rare reward did you get? I got an Epic grade rune box, damn it. Honey 1 got a Unique rune box, this is discrimination!

└Huh? I got a Unique grade weapon lol Just cleared the normal monsters, leveled up 3 times, and got a Unique grade weapon, awesome~

It was because Fenrir, who should have been waiting in the boss zone, was absent.

Instead, Fenrir's resentment, which remained in the boss zone, still existed, and as that resentment automatically dissipated, they received the clear rewards.

With this, a true honey dungeon was born.

However, the users didn't just let this go.

[But where did Fenrir go?]

- It wasn't there except when Honey 1 showed it? Could he have tamed it?

└Huh? Can boss monsters disappear if you tame them?

└No, that's never happened before.

└If they disappeared because of taming, do you know how many monsters would have disappeared by now? lol

└And Honey 1 can't possibly have the taming ability too lol

└Agreed, he's already a hybrid, taming is too much lol

└Maybe it's a monster that only appears on the first clear lol It's definitely not taming.

But they didn't know.

That Jeong-hoon had tamed Fenrir, and it wouldn't respawn anymore.

* * *

Meanwhile, Jeong-hoon sent Fenrir back and gulped down the disguise potion he had bought from the general store.

Then, his appearance and job name changed according to the image in his mind.

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[Player Information]

-Nickname: Hoon

-Level: 201

-Class: Ranger

===

His job name changed to Ranger, an Epic grade job.

He also disguised his level from 208 to 201.

With this, no one would recognize him as a martial artist.

He also changed his appearance to the complete opposite of his original image.

He reduced his height to the early 170cm range and disguised his face to look bruised, as if he had been punched a few times.

He also completely changed his outfit, prioritizing mobility.

Mukho, which was martial arts attire, was disguised as a tunic and leather pants.

[Wow... That face is crazy.]

Mukho couldn't stop admiring it.

Honestly, he didn't want to admit it, but Jeong-hoon's original face was really handsome.

It was just that he had a cold image.

His features were so distinct, and the overall harmony was perfect, giving off a mysterious aura.

Because of that, he had even deliberately criticized his appearance out of dislike.

Perhaps that's why he liked this bruised face even more.

"Really? Does this face look okay?" Sёarch* The nôvelFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

[Yeah! Keep it like that! You're way uglier than me! Puahaha!]

Jeong-hoon laughed, dumbfounded.

'Just how ugly was I before...'

[Shut up!]

"Alright, that's enough."

Jeong-hoon calmed them down and headed towards the entrance of the City of Archers.

"Halt."

An NPC who looked to be in his mid-to-late 30s was standing guard at the entrance.

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[NPC Information]

- Nickname: Decales

- Level: 230

- Class: Sniper Archer

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Sniper Archer.

While archers were a profession that excelled at mid-to-long range combat, the 'Sniper Archer' possessed even more destructive power at long distances.

However, since one needed exceptional skill to fully utilize the potential of their skills, it was a profession mostly chosen by those with outstanding archery talent.

"Yes."

"I don't think I've seen you before. Is this your first time in the city?"

"Yes."

"I see."

After confirming, a question mark blinked above Decales' head.

He was now able to undertake the entry quest using the disguise potion.

[Normal Quest: City of Archers]

- Restriction: 'Archer' user with Strength 230 or higher and Spirit 200 or higher

- Reward: Access to the City of Archers

- Description: Pass Decales' test to gain access to the city.

A quest that required being an archer user and having Strength over 230 and Spirit over 200 to undertake.

The conditions were much stricter than those of the City of Warriors.

Jeong-hoon immediately accepted the quest.

"The test is simple."

Decales handed him an old mechanical device.

"What's this?"

"It's a machine that automatically counts when you hunt monsters."

The number 0 was displayed in the middle of the mechanical device.

"How much do I need to fill it up?"

"1,000. I think that's appropriate."

Hunting 1,000 monsters using the fields and dungeons beyond the City of Peace.

This was the entry quest for the City of Archers.

"Understood."

"Then good luck."

* * *

After the outsider left for the field, Decales returned to his guard duty.

However, it was deserted as no other outsiders came to the city entrance afterward.

"It's unusually quiet today."

It was because the number of outsiders visiting the City of Archers had significantly decreased compared to usual.

The reason was simple.

They had all headed to that damn City of Warriors.

It didn't matter that his city only accepted archers, but it was still quite unpleasant that even the archers were heading to the City of Warriors.

"Hey, Decales."

Nagast, who had been away for a while, returned.

"Did you finish your work well?"

"Thanks to you. Was there anything unusual?"

"No, it was quite boring."

"It can't be helped. Most of the foreigners went to the City of Warriors."

The City of Warriors was so hot right now that there was no place to set foot.

"What wind suddenly blew to make them do that?"

It was a phenomenon Decales couldn't understand.

"Oh, didn't you hear? A new dungeon was discovered in the City of Warriors."

"A dungeon?"

"Yeah. The guys guarding the border said that some foreigner opened the dungeon with Liandor."

"... Ha, wasn't that originally our territory?"

Decales felt his blood boil.

The territory beyond the border was originally theirs.

In other words, it meant that the dungeon should have been taken by the City of Archers.

"It can't be helped. You know dungeons are popular with foreigners."

"That's true, but..."

"Oh? Someone's coming."

In the direction Nagast was pointing his chin, a familiar foreigner was approaching.

He was the foreigner who had received the mechanical device from him.

Decales tilted his head.

"What is it? Did the device break?"

It had only been a little over an hour since the foreigner left.

It was impossible to hunt 1,000 in that short time.

"I've completed it."

But the foreigner held out the device, saying he had completed it.

The device's count was filled to the 1,000 he had set.

"H-how...?"

"There were no people in the field, so I was able to monopolize the monsters."

"Even so, are you telling me to believe that you hunted 1,000 in an hour?"

"The results speak for themselves, so what's not to believe?"

Maybe he manipulated the device?

Otherwise, it was impossible.

On average, it took two days to hunt 1,000.

Even if he was fast, it should take more than a day.

But this device was definitely the one he had given to the foreigner, and there were no signs of tampering.

"Come in..."

***

Most of the users headed to the City of Warriors.

As a result, only monsters roamed the fields of the City of Peace.

Very few users were hunting those monsters.

Thanks to that, Jeong-Hoon was able to monopolize those monsters.

"Grrr."

Fenrir, seemingly wounded in his pride due to the meat incident, hunted monsters relentlessly.

'It's convenient that I can adjust the size.'

At the hunting ground, Fenrir returned to his original size.

Because of this, the monsters were helplessly overwhelmed by Fenrir.

Thanks to this, he was able to wipe out 1,000 monsters in a short hour.

[Quest Completed]

[Restriction to enter the City of Archers has been lifted]

"I'll go in."

Jeong-Hoon entered the City of Archers.

He entered an alley where no presence could be felt and summoned Michael.

"Master, why did you call me?"

"Here, take this."

Jeong-Hoon took out a disguise potion and handed it to him.

"Why this potion...?"

Michael, holding the potion, tilted his head.

"Ah, there's something I need you to do."

"What is it?"

"First, drink that. You need to disguise yourself as an archer, so imagine it well."

"Disguise...?"

"Yes, it's a disguise potion."

"Ah, I understand."

Michael gulped down the potion.

Then Michael's information changed.

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[Michael]

- Grade: Unique

- Level: 201

- Class: Dual Archer

===

Michael, who was a necromancer, was disguised as a level 201 Dual Archer.

Dual Archer, like Ranger, was an Epic grade class that used two bows.

His appearance also changed, making his previous form unrecognizable.

"Not bad."

Jeong-Hoon nodded with a satisfied expression.

"...I drank it, so what should I do now?"

"It's simple. Go find someone named Litton."

"Is it over when I find this Litton?"

"No, you have to go and do a quest."

"A quest...?"

"Yes."

Monsters tamed by a Tamer become summons and servants of the Tamer.

In other words, even if they were separated from the Tamer, they could perform quests on their behalf.

Litton was famous in the City of Archers as an NPC who gave out grinding quests.

'If you receive and complete 10 quests from Litton, you can get materials to restore the emblem.'

The process was so arduous, and he only handed over the emblem materials, so users avoided Litton.

"...Can I do those quests?"

"Yes. Your body should be able to endure it sufficiently."

"My body...?"

Michael tilted his head in confusion.

"Please. I need you to do this to save time."

"...Alright. I'll try my best."

Michael nodded.

It wasn't a command, but a request.

If his master was asking like this, there was no need for hesitation.

"Okay. Then work hard for a bit."

Maintaining Michael's summon for a long time required a lot of mana, but that could be supplemented with potions.

Also, instead of 24 hours straight, he planned to send Michael back intermittently to give him enough rest, so it wasn't an impossible plan.

"Where is the location...?"

"I'll give you a map, so refer to this."

Jeong-Hoon handed Michael a map he had scanned and printed of the City of Archers.

"Yes..."

"If you do this well, I'll give you a huge reward."

"A reward?"

At the word 'reward', Michael, who had been drooping, perked up his ears.

"Yes. I'll be going to the City of Mages later, and I'll buy you any item you want there."

"I'll do my best!"

Worried that Jeong-Hoon might change his mind, Michael hurriedly headed to the Archer's Sanctuary where Litton was.

"Then shall I go too?"

Jeong-Hoon headed to the training hall on the opposite side.

Every city had a training hall, but Jeong-Hoon had paid no attention to it in the City of Warriors.

It was because it was a place with no real benefits.

However, the training hall in this City of Archers was a different story.

'I can get a very good skill.'

Currently, the only archery skills Jeong-Hoon had were 'Archery Mastery' and 'Extreme Archer: Soul'.

Of course, Extreme Archer: Soul was so overpowered that it helped Jeong-Hoon maximize his archery skills, but he needed a more reliable attack skill.

When Jeong-Hoon arrived at the training hall, there were only NPCs inside, not a single user in sight.

[There's no one here?]

Mukho also seemed puzzled.

'Master discovered a dungeon. That's why everyone is flocking there.'

Anima's words were somewhat correct.

"This place is usually unpopular."

Why would users who had reached level 201 and completed their 3rd class come to the training hall to train?

They prioritized experience points, so they didn't do any quests that weren't worthwhile.

If the training hall helped with leveling up, it would be a different story, but the training hall only gave a small amount of experience points even if you completed the quests.

As a result, users never visited the training hall.

However, there was something they overlooked.

To get additional rewards, you shouldn't just complete quests.

[Translator - Kiteretsu]

[Proofreader - Kyros]