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Everyone who saw Dojin held their breath.
All users in the safe zone, as well as Kruger who was watching through the crystal ball from outside.
Because he knows what will happen the moment his feet step out of the safe zone.
‘Is this your first time here?’
‘Even if it’s your first time, can’t you tell by the number of people gathered here?’
‘A guy like that should never be included in a party even if he comes back and hangs around.’
‘If there’s one guy who installs it without thinking about the consequences, I’m going to be put in danger for no reason.’
Those who had already experienced the Forest of Trials clicked their tongues and shook their heads.
There were quite a few who turned their heads away to go about their business, expecting an obvious ending.
The moment you leave the safe zone, you will be flustered at first by the slow-moving slimes rushing at you all at once, and then you will realize that they are squishy and difficult to hit properly, and you will flounder until the game is over.
Most of those who have been through the Forest of Trials had the same thought when they saw Dojin rushing towards them.
But their expectations were spectacularly wrong.
Paat.
It was true that the slimes all jumped at once towards Dojin who had approached.
But the next scene was different.
Phew.
Dojin broke the core inside the slime with just one attack.
With a “Phew!” the slime burst in the air, scattering sticky jelly pieces, and the sight was enough to shock everyone watching Dojin.
‘S, all the slime in one shot?’
It’s true that destroying the core will instantly kill the slime.
The problem is that the difficulty is f*cking crazy.
It’s similar to crushing a walnut in a bag filled with buffer material with one blow.
It was so amazing that he destroyed it all in one go.
‘Oh, maybe it was just a coincidence? I just swung like a crazy person and it hit my leg-‘
Overwhelmed with surprise, the onlookers tried to dismiss what they had witnessed as mere ‘luck’.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
That is, until you see Dojin sending the slimes that rush toward him one by one to the underworld.
Movement that is not flashy but free of unnecessary elements.
He swung only as much as was necessary, and his attacks were accurate and aimed only at the slime’s core without waste.
The harmony of a leaping slime and a blunt weapon that meets the perfect orbit.
‘Is that really the slime I was dealing with…? Last time, our party was late in dealing with the slime, so we were surrounded by other monsters and were wiped out… ‘
‘Aren’t you someone who came over from being a pro gamer in another game?’
‘Are you a former baseball player or a hired gangster…?’
The laughter and ridicule are gone.
Instead, Dojin was filled with admiration, questions, and shock.
Some people felt inferior when comparing themselves to Dojin.
“That… is a goblin?”
“Why are there goblins at the entrance? Only slimes should come out from this side.”
When the number of slimes decreased significantly, people started to murmur and become agitated.
It was because several goblins, which are usually hard to see at the entrance, appeared through the bushes.
Slime is not a monster with great attack power, except for its good defense.
But goblins are armed with stone swords, stone axes, and some even with rusty blades.
For a beginner who hasn’t equipped any armor yet, this means that each of their attacks will result in significant injury.
No matter how familiar you may seem with combat, you’re still a beginner.
Since their abilities are no different, this is definitely the end for them-
Among those who thought so, one man said to his friend who started playing the game with him.
“Hey, let’s help that guy.”
“What’s wrong with you? You’ve never cared about anything that wasn’t a woman.”
“Anyway, you stupid kids shouldn’t do this. If you party with that person, it’ll be easier to get through the Forest of Trials. That person is definitely a veteran of the Forest of Trials. It’s definitely not his first time trying it. Or at least he’s someone who’s been blown away in other games.”
“aha.”
“Are you impressed by your brother’s sharp reasoning and worldly wisdom?”
“No, I’m just amazed by your ghostly ability to sniff out any smell that might stick to you.”
The two, who have been friends for quite some time, naturally shared some tiki-taka, grabbed their weapons, and ran towards Dojin.
It was to attract skilled users to the party before other players could attack.
It’s not just a party here, it’s also a chance to make some really good connections if you’re lucky.
“Step back for a moment-”
“We’ll help you too, so first-”
But the two of them ended up swallowing the words they were saying.
The feet that had been playing hard suddenly stopped.
It was because he had seen the goblins that had attacked Dojin being slaughtered like slimes, or even more brutally than slimes.
“Ugh!”
With a short breath, Dojin’s blunt weapon swung horizontally and struck the side of the head of a goblin that was smaller than a person.
A perfectly timed strike to coincide with the goblin’s charge causes the goblin to fall sideways like a puppet with its strings cut.
Dojin didn’t stop there, and repeatedly struck the head of the fallen goblin without mercy.
The eerie sound of skin scraping and bones breaking could be heard far and wide.
“Kyaaaaak!”
The remaining goblins, aroused by the sight of their own kind being torn to pieces before their eyes, rushed towards Dojin.
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But Dojin didn’t feel like it was a threat.
‘It’s much easier than I thought?’
Is it because I lived with a glass body in my previous life and became accustomed to battles where I would die if I just brushed against someone?
To Dojin, the goblins’ movements seemed too monotonous and slow.
Whoosh. The goblin’s stone axe slices through the air.
Ugh. A blunt weapon comes up from the direction the bastard’s body was tilted while attacking.
Jawbones crunch and goblin teeth etch the air.
If you fall to the ground like that, you will receive a merciless finishing blow to the face and the back of the head.
When the number of goblins that were brutally killed reached four, the frenzied goblins began to hesitate.
Without missing this gap, Dojin boldly charged towards the goblin formation.
Goblins scatter in panic, trying to avoid the mace that suddenly strikes them.
But because they were entangled with each other and couldn’t dodge properly, one of them got grazed by the mace.
The goblin, hit in the skull, stumbled backwards and fell flat on its face.
I am in a state of fainting.
Bam- Bam- Bam-
A bloody sound rang out from the goblin’s face.
Even after he was completely dead, Dojin struck the goblin’s face several times.
It was a show of force to make full use of the goblin monster’s characteristic of ‘being intimidated by opponents who appear much stronger than them’.
The goblins, who were even more intimidated, brandished their weapons and looked for a chance to escape.
However, Dojin did not even give them a chance to escape and slaughtered them thoroughly.
Then, a few slimes appeared from somewhere and attacked Dojin’s back.
“Ugh… … !”
Dojin let out a short groan, grabbed the slime that was rushing at him, held it down, and crushed it with his mace.
‘I guess it’s because I put all my effort into physical strength that it doesn’t hurt much.’
The reason why this was possible was simple.
Unlike other users who invest in strength to increase their insufficient attack power, Dojin invested all 10 of his bonus points into stamina.
Of course, this was an attempt that was possible because Dojin had the skills to go with all sorts of additional damage compensation as a basic, aiming for perfect posture, center of gravity distribution, and counter judgment.
It was something that even an ordinary beginner with a swing-and-miss unofficial passive would do, and there was a high chance that he would end up like a sturdy sandbag.
‘I was worried that it might be hard to avoid, but it wasn’t. At this level, I can invest all of it into physical strength.’
Dojin
Level: 3
Strength: 6
Agility: 6
Stamina: 16
Intelligence: 5
Dojin checked the status window and smiled with satisfaction.
You can already see that Strength, Agility, and Stamina have increased by 1 each from beating up scarecrows and slaughtering slimes and goblins.
In the past, it took a long time and a lot of effort to level up even one level, and you had to invest a huge amount of money and time to raise one more stat.
On the other hand, now that I’ve returned to the low-level days, the level and stats have changed drastically, so the game is fun to play.
I feel like the innocence that I had forgotten while obsessed with rankings and the excitement I felt just from playing games are coming back to life.
And above all, the gaze of those who look at you.
Dojin really liked that gaze that seemed to be looking at a monster.
‘Come to think of it, I’m quite the lenient person.’
It’s something I’ve known for a long time, but I realize it now.
Well, I guess that’s why I’m obsessed with rankings.
‘Not all interest is good, though… … .’
The thoughts that continued on and on reached a dark memory.
Damn, that won’t happen anymore. Dojin clicked his tongue and muttered, then wiped the blood and flesh off his mace and walked into the Forest of Trials.
It’s a life that can be lived again from the beginning.
I decided to shine brightly without leaving any room for darkness.
There is no need to be stained by the regrettable and unfortunate memories of a past life.
This time, have fun and enjoy it.
Happily again.
Dojin walked to find a stimulus that would bring him happiness.
The stimulus was, needless to say, fighting, killing, and the growth that came with it.
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Getting through the Forest of Trials wasn’t that difficult.
Since the battle was quickly concluded, time wasted and monsters didn’t swarm us, so we grew quickly.
Since potion consumption was also low, by the time I used 2 out of the 5 healing potions I received for the quest, I was already level 6.
Unlike other people, I didn’t play in a party, so I was able to monopolize the experience points.
Eventually, it didn’t take long for even the Orcs, the most dangerous monsters in the Forest of Trials, to become no match for Dojin.
“Quiik-”
The orc dies several times, leaving behind a final remark that sounds like a pig being slit.
Dojin eventually passed through the Forest of Trials alone and found the location of the portal.
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[Achievement Reward: All stats +1]
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[Achievement Reward: Bonus Points +5]
But the moment I got close to the portal, an unexpected achievement notification popped up.
I blinked as I looked at the holographic window floating before my eyes and the words written on it.
“What is this?”
I just wanted to beat it in one go for the challenge, and I didn’t recruit any party members because I thought it would just be a burden, but I ended up getting an achievement and rewards that I never expected.
‘I haven’t heard of such an achievement? Could it be that no one has ever achieved this?’
No, that won’t be it.
LOST is a game with so many monsters.
If we limit it to the early days of opening, it may be okay, but it is unlikely to be like that for 15 years.
That’s right.
‘You must have achieved something but haven’t revealed it.’
There’s no need to go far.
Dojin himself had no intention of sharing how he obtained additional stat rewards in the tutorial.
Because pain is reduced when passed on, and happiness becomes sweeter when monopolized.
“This is really… this is a great start.”
The unexpected harvest relieved the fatigue accumulated while passing through the forest of trials.
It must be thanks to that that the steps towards the portal leading out feel much lighter.
Now it was finally time to finish the tutorial and start the real game.
