Chapter 86 – Episode 86. Red Index
After the event ended, when the store was activated in earnest,
Great changes have taken place in people’s lives.
Gold that can be obtained by killing a monster or a human.
With that gold, you can buy anything you want in the store.
From one-dimensional necessities like food and clothes to powerful weapons.
Change wasn’t all.
Various monsters other than goblins began to appear,
It also happened that those demons formed groups and settled in one place.
Humans also had to unite.
Survival with individual strength was only possible when only goblins roamed.
For that reason, guilds and clans began to spring up.
The guilds and clans created in this way constantly fought against monsters and humans.
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Kwaaang
With a huge explosion, a huge gray orc is thrown to one side.
“Kreurrrr.
Even though the whole body is charred, the orc gets up again and charges.
“Come! We have to stop it!”
Ji-yoon, holding a large shield, stepped forward at Si-eun’s cry as she fired a fireball.
“Yaaaaa!!!”
As if possessed by Jiyoon’s spirits, the orc changes the direction of the charge and rushes at Jiyoon.
Kwaaang
The iron ax held by the orc struck Jiyoon’s shield, but Jiyoon was only slightly pushed back, and showed no damage.
And,
Ji-soo holding a sword protruding from behind Ji-yoon.
Jisoo passed the orc at great speed, and moments after she passed, the orc’s head separated from its body and fell to the ground.
Cooung
Even the body that had lost its head fell to the floor with a loud sound, and Si-eun, Ji-yoon, and Ji-soo took a light breath.
As expected, the combination of the three is really good.
I watched the battle of the three from behind, and slowly approached them.
“They are doing well. How old are you now?”
“It’s the eighth.”
“Good. It’s almost all sorted out here. Cheer up a little more.”
The three of them nodded at my words and ran to another orc.
I took a water bottle out of the subspace ring, drank it, and looked at the wide open battlefield.
Orcs who formed a colony near Isua’s guild.
There were two orc villages nearby, and the relatively small village of the two had already been organized a few days ago.
And today, the day to organize the remaining Orc village.
In order to push them away, Lee Soo-ah’s guild and I jointly embarked on an annihilation operation.
It’s too dangerous to have a village of monsters near the guild.
It was also a village of orcs, not a village of corrupt goblins.
Although the number of them is far less than that of goblins, the power of each one is far superior to that of even goblin warriors.
Their average stats are probably about the same as mine.
It is a story that even 1:1 with them is difficult for me, who is weak.
And over there, the Orc Leader, the chief of this village, whom Sua Lee is fighting in full swing.
He has a huge body that seems to be two heads taller than a normal orc, and has tremendous strength.
But who is Lee Soo-ah?
That’s what a warrior means.
It’s not like the munchkins in the novel because it’s a warrior who hasn’t ripened yet, but it’s not the level of just chopping around, but it’s still a warrior.
Much stronger than other users.
Wearing the black coat I gifted her, Lee Soo-ah brandishes her white-tinted sword and drives her orc leader back.
In fact, if you put in Juniel, who is slaughtering the orcs on the other side, you should be able to catch the orc leader very easily.
Originally, Juniel had the stat of Cheating, but recently, in return for shaking his waist with me, I was able to raise Juniel’s stats even more.
However, the important thing now is the growth of the hero.
Juniel can raise his stats just by shaking his waist, but that’s not possible for a hero.
I have to grow by hunting in the field like this.
Orc Leader, holding a huge ax in each hand, was helplessly pushed back by Isua’s attack.
And,
Squeak
A small line was drawn on the Orc Leader’s neck with a horrifying cutting sound.
Soon, along that line, Orc Leader’s neck fell to the ground.
“Oh, you won.”
Now, the real fight begins.
In the case of goblins, when their leader dies, they don’t know what to do, and then they all die.
But orcs are different.
Orcs never lose their fighting spirit when their leader dies.
On the contrary, it burns with vengeance and drives even more madly.
The last time they didn’t know this, Soo-ah Lee’s guild members almost suffered great damage from the crazy orcs.
As expected, the orcs start rampaging when the orc leader dies.
However, since he had already reduced the number of normal Orcs before he killed the leader, he was less threatening than when he suddenly fell in an unknown state last time.
My subordinates and Isua’s guild members are steadily reducing the number of remaining orcs.
And,
[You have leveled up. Distribute skill points]
Ohhh, the level has finally risen again.
This is the first time since the last time I grabbed the Goblin Rod and did 2 ups in one go.
At that time, I couldn’t raise the level of my main skill, ‘Wake Up’, with the skill points I gained from doing 2 ups.
This is because the points required for skill level up were too large compared to the points received.
I thought about investing in other skills, but this time I was anticipating that if I leveled up the ‘Arise’ skill, it would be my turn to get a good derivative skill, so it was a waste.
So I was waiting for the next level up… But I leveled up here.
Since they are monsters on a different level from goblins, they seem to give quite a lot of experience points.
I opened the status window after examining the battlefield that was almost being cleaned up.
“Status window.”
[Kang Min-goo
Lv30 (+1) Occupation: Necromancer Sub-occupation: Sex Supporter
HP: 590/590 (+20)
Mp:265/265 (+5)
Owned gold: 3735 (+574)
Str:60(+2)
Con:59(+2)
Dex:61 (+3)
Int:53(+1)
Skill Points: 21 (+7)
Skill
Wake up (lv.12) (Current subordinates 6/7. Seo Ji-soo, Joo Ji-eun, Ji-yoon Jung, Junieres de Goose, Kang Yun-soo, Seong Dong-seok)
Hand of Exploitation (lv.7)
Door of Rest (lv.7)
Corps of the Dead (lv.2)
Soul Harvest (P) – Jar of Souls (2331) (+620)
Summon Nunchucks (lv.1)]
Hey, it’s level 30.
And finally, I gathered up to 21 skill points.
In order to raise the level of the ‘Wake Up’ skill to 13, a whopping 15 points were required.
The higher the level, the more points required, so it’s not easy to collect.
I immediately raised the level of the ‘Wake Up’ skill.
[The skill ‘Wake Up’ has reached level 13. You have acquired the derivative skill ‘Mimicry’.]
Yes! Derivative skills came out as expected.
However, ‘imitation? What kind of skill is this?’
I tilted my head and tried to read the detailed description of the skill.
But,
“Mingoo!”
Lee Soo-ah runs towards me with a bright expression.
I closed the status window and welcomed Lee Soo-ah.
“You worked hard, Mr. Sua. Aren’t you hurt anywhere?”
“Yes. Thanks to this coat Mingu gave me, I’m not hurt at all. Also, during the battle earlier, the broken enemy ax flew at me…”
Lee Soo-ah said as she lifted the ring on her finger.
“Thanks to this ‘Ring of Protection,’ I suffered no damage.”
Heck, these are items worth the money.
No matter how strong you are, there is no business in blind attacks.
But that coat and ring would be enough to protect against such danger.
I smiled and said to Soo-ah Lee.
“Thank god. Please be careful as the ‘Ring of Protection’, once used, will no longer work today. “
“Yes, Min-gu. Thank you again.”
Lee Soo-ah bows with a slight blush on her face.
By the way… Looking closely at Lee Soo-ah’s face, it seems that her face is quite tired.
My skin also seems to be a bit flaky.
Dark circles under the eyes are dark circles, right?
Am I not sleeping well these days?
“You look very tired. Are you okay?”
“Ah… That’s…”
As if embarrassed, Lee Soo-ah covered her face.
“Since the guild registration function was introduced in the shop, there are a lot of things that bother me.
Because of the guild registration function, there were a lot of things to worry about.
What is it?
I said to Lee Soo-ah with eyes full of pity.
“You shouldn’t overdo it so much that your body gets tired. If you get sick after that, it’s a big deal.. If you need help, tell me anything.”
At my worrying words, Isu nodded his head and said,
“Yes. Thank you… I…”
The conversation between me and Lee Soo-ah was stopped due to my subordinates returning from the battle.
“Brother! We are here.”
Sieun, Jiyoon, and Jisoo, still wearing sunglasses and a hat, approached me.
Juniel, who has removed her armor, also walks in with a sad expression.
Lee Soo-ah greeted my subordinates as they approached and left.
I think I had something more to say…
Well, if it’s important, I’ll tell you later.
Now is the time to prepare to go back.
I greeted everyone with a smile.
“There was a lot of hardship. Are there any injuries?”
“Yes, not at all. Is your brother okay? If I had been able to summon the skeletons, I wouldn’t have worried… No, why are you so afraid of those cute skeletons…”
Shi-eun pouts and speaks.
As Shi-eun said, I did not summon my Legion of the Dead in this battle.
No, I couldn’t summon it.
My legions of the dead cause fear in those who see them strangely.
Even the monsters fall back in fear, but that will have a considerable impact on not only the monsters but also our allies.
If it was a small battlefield like this, it would have a big impact on allies, so I didn’t summon it from the beginning.
“It’s okay, it’s okay. Even without the skeletons, I can protect at least one part of my body. When a really dangerous situation comes, just bounce into the cradle of rest.”
I smiled and patted Sieun’s hair lightly.
Jiyoon came forward and told me.
“Are you going back now?”
“Is that so? It’s been a long time since I moved my body, so I’m sore. Let’s go and rest.”
The sun is about to pass by.
Winter is coming in earnest, so the days are getting shorter.
After clearing the battlefield, we began to move forward.
When I arrived at the school, the guild’s base, the surroundings became dark.
Lee Soo-ah and her guild members greeted me and entered the school.
I also said hello to Lee Soo-ah’s guild and took the group to a small stationery building across from the school.
A few days ago, we left Sua Lee’s guild and settled here.
She was Lee Soo-ah, who begged to stay with her in the guild, but it was so .. Uncomfortable.
Basically, I’m not the kind of person who likes to live with people.
Seeing that Si-eun kept trying not to run into that guy named Jung Min-woo made it hard to stay there any longer.
So we left Sua Lee’s guild and settled in a small stationery shop across from the school.
Even if we live apart, we cannot be far apart.
Because I don’t want anything to happen to Lee Soo-ah.
Also, for my grand plan, I have to keep my friendship with Lee Soo-ah.
That’s why we are staying at a little distance like this and moving along with Lee Soo-ah’s guild.
Dongseok, who was standing at the entrance of the stationery store, greeted us.
Dong-seok was guarding the entrance with blank eyes.
This guy is not in a combat position, so I ordered him to stand guard so that the stern guys don’t go into the stationery.
I mean, it’s very useful.
It’s also good for just pouring.
I lightly tapped Dong-seok on the shoulder, who was standing with blank eyes, and went inside.
The interior is bright when you turn on the lanterns placed in the dark stationery.
In the space created by arranging the stalls, a large tent can be seen.
Actually, we live in the Cradle of Rest, so we don’t need a tent, but Lee Soo-ah and her guild members come from time to time.
At that time, if a tent was not set up, how could I buy it here, so I thought it was a tent for camouflage.
Next to the tent is a shower tent and a large basin filled with water.
I said to Shi-eun.
“Sieun-ah, warm up some water.”
“Yes, brother.”
At my words, Shi-eun put her hand into her basin and pulled out something from her.
It was a large, jjangdol-sized blue marble.
When Shi-Eun holds the marble and concentrates for a moment, the marble turns from blue to red.
When the beads that turned red are put back into the basin, the water starts bubbling with a thud.
It was an item purchased from the shop for 50 gold.
It’s winter, but you can’t wash in cold water.
It is a very popular item because you can use warm water at any time by charging mana.
All the items in the store are worth the money.
I went into the shower tent and took a warm shower.
There is no heating system, so the air is cold, but you have to put up with that much.
Because it’s warm inside the cradle of rest anyway.
After taking a refreshing shower, I went into the Cradle of Rest and lay down on the mattress.
I should take a good look at the derived skill ‘Mimicry’ I got earlier.
I opened the status window and clicked on the ‘Mimic’ skill.
[Mimicry: A derivative skill of the ‘Wake Up’ skill. They imitate their subordinates so that their bodies are indistinguishable from those of the same living species.]
.. What does this mean?
That’s a very insincere explanation.
Since they are subordinates who have the same appearance as they did when they were alive through ‘shape restoration’, they are indistinguishable from humans of the same species anyway, so why is there such a derived skill?
I can’t understand.
I tried activating the ‘Mimic’ skill.
What would you like to change?
While I was lying down and resting, Jisoo came in, wearing a loose-fitting short-sleeved T-shirt and sweatpants, wiping her wet hair with a towel.
“Oh, it’s cold.”
Jisoo came in with a small mutter, and her face was flushed, as if letting her know that she had just finished taking a shower.
Oh, that’s pretty
After all, the beauty after the shower is fun to look at..
…
Huh?
I jumped up and grabbed Jisoo’s wrist.
“Kyaaak.. Lord, master?”
Jisoo looks at me with surprised eyes.
His eyes widened as if surprised, and his face became even more flushed.
Yes.
Jisoo’s face had a blush that I had never seen before in my subordinates.
