Episode 221
[The strategy book has been sent.]
It was good news that I had not heard in a long time.
I was even more delighted because I couldn’t even see the ‘ball’ character in the strategy book on the 31st floor.
Since the map hack was always turned on, it was only when the moment came when it was turned off that I realized its importance.
I calmly read the strategy book.
[The lord of the 32nd floor is the ‘Moonlight Marksman’, and all players face endless hunting missions.]
I like it if it’s a constant hunt.
Because there is no need to think complicatedly in simple stages.
However, what Jenna said to me still bothered me.
‘I told you it would be a harsh place for me.’
Regardless of ability or skill, a place where I only hunt is the best place for me.
Nevertheless, if it is going to be a harsh place, there is only one reason.
Likeability.
I have a feeling it will be quite low.
I still don’t know why the ugly fur got stuck.
The message in the strategy book continued.
[Players will begin the mission on the 32nd floor in groups of 2 to 4 people. On this floor, you are optimized for a two-person party, and this is where Salseong’s activity becomes very active, so be careful.]
For now, this is the end of the strategy book.
Although there is no very important information, I think it is meaningful that the flow of strategy books has been opened again.
‘The strategy book will continue to be transmitted in earnest from the 32nd floor.’
After a while, there was a full message.
The idea is to finish organizing your party before the 32nd floor begins.
‘If the 32nd floor is a harsh place for me… … .’
The party composition this time becomes quite important to me.
Moreover, if you form a two-person party, there is only one player to choose from.
I quickly looked around the lobby and scanned my colleagues’ abilities.
There are approximately four plausible options.
First, Chae Yi-seol.
Not only is he the only healer in our area, but his strong abilities and ability to adapt quickly are also his strengths.
Moreover, it is natural that the importance of healers increases in infinite hunting missions.
I have Pallas’ Shield, but it wouldn’t be a bad idea to get double insurance.
However, there is just one catch.
Pharaoh’s attack power. If I was in a difficult situation, Chae Yi-seol should be able to finish on his own, but doubts remain in this area.
So let’s give Chae Yi-seol over to other players.
Next, Choi Jeong-hyuk is also worth considering.
It is clear that he will be able to do quite well in this hunting mission with his unique sense of being a professional gamer.
Moreover, it is impressive that his abilities have increased significantly recently.
But is it a trustworthy colleague even if I get into trouble? A question remains regarding this question.
Besides, I’m planning on forming a two-person party, so I’ll have to give this guy up to my wife.
Jeonghyeok Choi also passed.
In the end, the only ones left were Shin Ju-ah and Kim Se-yong.
Looking at their abilities alone, these two would be at the top of the entire tower.
Combat abilities are similar, but Shin Joo-ah is superior in other aspects of utility.
Especially because her intuition and judgment often help me.
‘Then is it Shin Ju-ah again?’
I feel a little sorry for Se-yong Kim, but I think he will be able to do well no matter who he is partying with.
In the end, it was the moment to make a proposal to Shin Joo-ah.
“Shinju! “Let’s try it with me.”
Nam So-hyun’s unexpected proposal.
It was unexpected.
In the meantime, Nam So-hyun used to disapprove of Shin Joo-ah.
Of course, I thought there was no way Shin Joo-ah would accept that offer.
Above all, the 32nd floor is scheduled to be the place where Salseong’s activities will become more active. This is all the more inevitable since Shin Joo-ah is highly likely to have recognized the danger of Nam So-hyun in some way through revelation.
However, Shin Joo-ah’s answer was completely unexpected.
“great.”
Have you not received any revelation related to the Assassin?
Of course I thought that, but Shin Joo-ah’s next words were even stranger.
“However, there is a condition. “On the condition that the party is for just the two of us.”
“good! call!”
[Party 1: Nam So-hyun, Shin Joo-ah]
With this, the two women’s party was confirmed at once.
It’s definitely full of questions.
Nam So-hyun also pointed out Shin Joo-ah. When Shin Joo-ah agrees, she also sets a condition.
In any case, there is no turning back, so now we are in a position where we have to send an offer to the next best option.
“Hoyoung hyung! “Don’t you have to do it with me this time?”
But he doesn’t give me a chance to send him an offer first.
And the love calls pouring in on me.
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“Hoyoung Lee! Of course you will go as a party of four, right?”
“Hey, Brother Hoyoung! “Let’s do it again with me after a long time!”
“Hey Hoyoung Lee, you only hang out with people you see?”
I might be in trouble on the 32nd floor, but everyone is in an uproar without knowing anything.
* * *
[Move to the 32nd floor.]
It appears that everyone has formed their party appropriately.
Especially Shin Joo-ah and Nam So-hyun. It turns out that both men had a good plan.
Given the circumstances, both of them know that Salseong’s activities are becoming more active on the 32nd floor.
Nevertheless, Shin Joo-ah accepted it.
‘It means you’re confident.’
It’s actually a good thing.
If Nam So-hyun is in a party with other colleagues, the possibility of a team kill on the 32nd floor cannot be ruled out, but if the party member is Shin Joo-ah, the story is different.
Rather, Shin Joo-ah will be able to control Nam So-hyun.
I am very curious about what the relationship between the two will be like when they return to the lobby.
[Arrived at the 32nd floor.]
And I couldn’t help but be shocked.
[Likeability: -99]
I knew it would be bad, but this far exceeded my expectations.
I never thought it would peak and start in the negative.
I could feel with my whole body that my stats had dropped significantly due to the severe debuff.
Now I am finally realizing why they said the 32nd floor was a harsh place for me.
[The Moonlight Marksman has a very bad feeling about you.]
[There is only one reason. Because you declined the offer to live. The Moonlight Sharpshooter is the creator of the Assassin system, and was the most active monarch in recruiting you to the Assassin.]
Only after looking at the strategy book, I was able to understand.
At the time, I was curious and pushed and pushed over the offer to live, and ultimately rejected the offer.
‘No matter what, it’s -99.’
The ending is too severe.
All stats are reduced to 10 percent, and there are significant restrictions on skill use.
The kangaroo wouldn’t change well with its owner, and the mana newly acquired from Ra-den wouldn’t even be used properly.
Nevertheless, there was one fortunate thing among the misfortunes.
The point is that swordsmanship is perfect.
After my master removed my swordsmanship from the skill window, swordsmanship became a skill rather than a skill, so it was relatively free from the effects of debuffs.
Although big attacks became difficult thanks to the shabby mana.
“Hoyoung hyung! “I’ll just trust you!”
Se-yong Kim looked at me with an innocent face.
“That’s not a good attitude.”
“What do you mean by that!”
“If you only rely on my bus, you won’t make any progress.”
“Progress is something, if you just follow in your footsteps, it will happen automatically! “Isn’t that true just by looking at the survival rate in our district?”
This guy also formed a party to get on my bus.
I’m sorry, but I plan on riding on your back for the time being.
Fortunately, Kim Se-yong’s likeability rating is quite high.
A whopping 66.
It’s a good bus.
* * *
The mission on the 32nd floor is survival in the grand scheme of things.
The conditions for survival are simple.
The moment the favorability level reaches -100, the player dies.
Therefore, I only have 1 coin.
[Go to the village meeting hall and receive and clear the first quest.]
[In case of failure: Favorability -20]
“By the way, what is your likeability rating?”
“Why is that?”
“On the 32nd floor, likeability is the key to life. “I’m trying to check how many lives there are.”
“Seyong. “Are you thinking about clearing the field with just one coin while you’re with me?”
“but. That’s right. “Kkkkkkk.”
While chatting like that, we arrived at the meeting hall.
The people gathered at the meeting place are recruiting hunters to catch the monsters that exist nearby.
From our perspective, it is a kind of NPC.
We approached one of them.
An old man with gray hair looks at us and asks.
“You two. “Are you a hunter?”
“That’s right.”
“One of you looks a bit dishonest. Are you really a hunter too?”
It is definitely me who is being corrupt.
“That’s right. “Elderly.”
But they still think I’m unsatisfactory.
surprising.
It’s not like I can see the debuffs surrounding my body.
Kim Se-yong spoke cheerfully to the old man.
“Look! Old man! As for this older brother next to me… … .”
And so the guy’s long speech continued.
I thought about stopping him, but I just left it alone.
I felt like if we didn’t do this, the old man wouldn’t give us a mission.
Of course, this does not mean that we can accept it with confidence.
The old man just liked Kim Se-yong’s stocky physique.
“Good! Then trust me and leave it to me. Instead, there is no advance fee.”
“it’s okay.”
Not only is there no advance fee, but the deposit is also said to be lower than the market price.
After all, we are newbie hunters with nothing proven.
“But what kind of monster can we catch?”
“Ten giant deer. “I will send you a guide.”
[The quest has begun.]
I don’t know about Kim Se-yong, but all I was given was one coin.
If you mess up even once, it’s over.
* * *
“This is the forest where giant deer often haunt.”
Galleon, who followed as a guide, was a man of many words.
Thanks to this, I was able to hear enough stories about the 32nd floor worldview.
The giant deer we had to catch was a bipedal monster and was said to be half body and half beast, but I felt that it was slightly different from the monsters we had hunted in the tower.
‘Then it would be possible to use the Holy Sword,’
As Shin Joo-ah said, I needed to get acquainted with the holy sword first, so I put Elysion in my inventory for a while.
“Brother, is that a sword you haven’t seen before?”
“uh. “Sometimes you have to change the items to change your mood.”
“I don’t think just seeing a sword will change your mood at all, right?”
“What’s wrong with this sword, man? “You’re handsome!”
I praised it loudly so that Holy Sword Gaia could hear it.
Of course there is no reaction.
Galleon looked at the holy sword in my hand and clicked his tongue.
“Are you really planning to kill a giant deer with that?”
“Contrary to what you can see, the sword’s performance is quite good.”
“Okay, I understand. “Actually, what I’m more worried about is the hunter, not the sword.”
I thought that the debuff of -99 favorability might not only affect stats and skills.
The people on the 32nd floor seemed to be looking at me unfairly and were convinced that I was weak.
Maybe the people here are feeling the energy of the debuff.
‘It is true that I am actually weak now.’
It was then.
Slurp. The sound of long grass moving is heard, and a horn appears above the grass.
This is the giant deer that exists in the 32nd floor worldview.
“It’s him over there!”
Galleon shouted.
Surprisingly, the giant deer did not run away but ran furiously towards us.
“Seyong, it’s yours!”
“uh! okay!”
We have to catch a total of ten.
I plan to allocate a significant portion of them to Se-yong Kim.
With my current stats, I think I can only move forward after accumulating more data on the giant deer.
Kim Se-yong took a step forward with a confident expression and waited for the giant deer to run.
And then.
Whoops!
The Fire Fist skill spewed fire and struck the head of the giant deer, and while the monster was staggering, Kim Se-yong’s continuous attacks unfolded brilliantly.
‘There’s definitely a buff.’
Hand speed has become noticeably faster.
In the end, the giant deer was unable to resist properly and fell to the ground.
“Hey! “You, too, are huge and very powerful!”
Galleon looked as excited as a child at Kim Se-yong’s performance.
Then, when he makes eye contact with me, his expression cools down immediately.
As expected, his feelings towards me are not that good.
Not just the monarch’s favorability, but everyone’s favorability. As I was thinking about that, Galleon screamed again.
“excuse me! Another one!!”
“Seyong! “It’s yours again!”
“also? “Me?”
“okay. it’s you.”
I’m still planning on collecting data.
-Continued in episode 222-
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