Chapter 27 – 27.Skill Test (2)
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“Welcome, oppa~!”
When I went to the office, Sasha welcomed me with a bright smile.
“It looks like you came on a warp seat this time! Huh? Pamela isn’t here?”
“Pamela is resting at the academy.”
“That’s surprising ~ I thought Pamela would come with her brother.”
“At first she tried to do that, but she used up all her energy doing physical training in the morning.”
“Aha. Even though you are a wizard, Pamela is very diligent in training her physical strength.”
I’m just doing it.
“Hehe, so what brought you here, brother? Have you caught a new monster?”
“No. This time, I came to see your face instead of buying something.”
“Really? “What do you need?”
“It’s a potion and a magic potion.”
Originally, there was no such thing as a magic potion in Rupan.
Basically, there were only dishes that gave additional effects or potions that quickly increased stamina.
But when you meet Sasha and receive equipment for the first time.
In addition to the green stamina potion, there was a blue medicine bottle that looked like a magic potion in the warehouse.
“Magic potion? Ah-ha! Mana potion? Okay! Please follow me~.”
I think it was a mana potion, not a magic potion.
“I just stopped by to see you, so there is no need for you to guide me myself.”
“No, no, I just happened to want to move my body a bit~ Since it’s been a while, I’ll show you around!”
Sasha guided me to the miscellaneous goods section of Cats Store.
“Oh, boss! What’s going on?”
“Please bring the potion and mana potion~ Oh, how much do you need?”
“Let’s take 20 each.”
I have enough money because I have the funds from the transaction with Sasha last time.
Sasha tried to just give her potions, but that wasn’t part of her contract, so she dutifully gave money and made her deal.
In the first place, thanks to the contract, you can buy it 20% cheaper.
After putting the potion in her inventory, she immediately left Cats Store.
“Then I will go.”
“Hey, are you going already? Why don’t you stop by a nearby cafe and have a chat?”
“I’ll do that when I have time after I get back.”
“Huh? Weren’t you going to Lucedia Academy?”
“The reason I came to Valendia this time is to catch bandits.”
“Bandits?”
Sasha tilts her head when told that she is going to catch bandits.
“This time, I’m going to get a new skill and test it out and go to exterminate it.”
“Aha, that’s why I bought the mana potion.”
“Okay.”
“But you’re going to catch a bandit to test your skills… Brother, do you have any grudge against the bandit?”
“No. But wouldn’t it be better if there were no bandits? They attack people with a greater purpose than monsters.”
“Hmm, that’s true. Have a nice trip~.”
Sasha waved her hand, saying she didn’t worry about me at all and that she believed in my skills.
And when passing through the gates of Valendia.
“Time limit!”
Someone called me.
When I turned around, I saw Mr. Rick working as a guard.
“Rick, it’s been a while.”
“Yeah! It’s been a really long time. How have you been so far?”
“I went to take the academy entrance exam.”
“Now that I think about it, that was my goal from the beginning. So what do you think? Did you pass?”
“Yes. I passed safely.”
“Haha, that was really good!”
Rick laughed at me at first, but now he is happy that I passed.
I was quite happy.
“But what’s going on in Valendia? What about the Academy?”
“I took the warp seat and stopped by for a moment. I had some business to run.”
“Business… Are you really a bandit?”
But is it because Rick has been watching me every time I catch a bandit?
How did I guess that I was going to catch bandits?
“That’s right.”
“You… No, that can’t be resolved easily. Sihan.”
“Yes.”
“Be careful not to get hurt. You passed the academy after a long time. Now you can move forward, so don’t overdo it.”
“I understand.”
When I saw Rick, who was so worried about me, completely different from my first impression, I thought it was true that people cannot know everything based on first impressions.
***
After a long time, I arrived at the mountain where the bandits lived and immediately climbed the mountain to look for the bandits.
“Huh? Hehe, what is it? There’s a fool who foolishly came into this mountain. Are you lucky today?”
And it wasn’t until about 20 minutes after I came in that I discovered a group of bandit soldiers.
Bandit soldiers consisting of 4 people.
Unfortunately, there were no elites or executives.
“The equipment looks good?”
“But there’s only one guy and there are four of us!”
“Kihihihi! This is the first prey of our four brothers who will become great bandits!”
How do you become a bandit?
Those who become bandits are probably out of their minds anyway, so it would be useless to try to understand them.
‘I have no intention of understanding.’
Even if they are subordinates, there are only 4 people.
The minimum conditions are met to test Jeolchang.
“Brother! Kill me quickly!”
“Yes, aww!”
When four bandit henchmen tried to jump at me.
“Awesome song.”
I recited the skill name, conscious that I was using a skill.
That moment.
A huge spear fell from the sky.
Kwaaaaang!
“”Quaaaaa!””
As soon as the spear falls to the ground, there is a loud noise and a wind of dust blows around.
I looked closely at the huge spear that was still stuck in the ground.
As seen in Rupan, there is a spear stuck in the ground with a blade that appears to be more than twice as wide as an adult male with his arms spread wide.
Below the ground, one bandit was seen dead after being hit by a sharp spear, and three bandits collapsed nearby after being exposed to the shock wave from the falling spear.
Judging from its appearance, the spear was not enough to pierce the bandit’s body, and was stuck deep enough that half of the spear’s blade was stuck in the ground.
However…
‘Is this thing still showing up?’
If so, you can retrieve it in your inventory and sell it to the blacksmith for a high price…
“Ah.”
As I was thinking about that, the singing became light and disappeared.
I gave up feeling a bit regretful and closed my eyes to check the condition of my body.
The moment I wrote the hymn, I definitely felt like something had been consumed within my body.
Maybe that’s magic power.
I only used the skill once so I couldn’t really get a feel for it, but I knew this right away.
If you sing the verse in succession, the limit is 5 times.
If I wrote any more than that, I definitely needed a break.
‘I’m glad I won the magical power increase potion.’
If the test had been performed before the magic power increased, it would have been necessary to take a break after using it twice.
Using the skill normally was successful.
What I will test next is a method of lowering the power like Pamela.
I took the loot from the four bandit soldiers who had died and moved on to find the next bandit.
Two hours have passed.
As for the results, all experiments were completed successfully.
When I used the Jeolchang, conscious of reducing its power as much as possible, the Jeolchang, whose size had been reduced to one-third, fell from the sky.
Of course, it was a large enough spear even if it was only 1/3 the size, so the body of the bandit that was hit was crushed to pieces, and all the bandits around it were killed by the shock wave.
Whether you are a bandit soldier or a bandit elite, you will still die in one hit even if you lower the power as much as possible.
Also, since the use of magical power was kept to a minimum, even when firing 5 shots of the least powerful Jeolchang at once, there was no feeling of exhaustion or lack of magical power.
And the more I used it, the more I felt that Jeolchang, which allows long-distance attacks, was very convenient.
It was perfect for flying without moving when it was annoying.
After testing, it was really convenient to be able to put the window down where you want even from about 30m away.
In addition, when it hits the ground, it emits a shock wave and wipes out nearby enemies all at once, making it perfect for fighting against large numbers of people.
In addition, as a result of testing not only the summoning distance but also the appearing height, I was able to adjust it to a level where I could summon without worrying about indoors with high ceilings.
‘It’s not the final skill for nothing.’
Originally, it was the last skill to be learned, so it was very powerful and convenient.
As I was having fun experimenting, I ended up consuming half of the mana potion I purchased from Sasha.
And there is only one experiment left.
It’s a test to see how powerful a chant can be produced by injecting possible magical power rather than regular magical power.
It would be a waste to use such a large attack just to catch subordinates or elites.
So.
“Guide me to the base.”
“Hee, hee hee!”
I thought I would write it to the boss.
Instead of using part of the chant, he moved directly, saved only one person, and then asked for their home base.
“Oh, no! That’s what I’m going to say…”
Phew!
“Kwaaaaak! My, my sooooon!”
As I pierced my index, middle, and ring fingers in order, the bandit led me to his base while dragging his feet.
At the base, there are six giant men wearing blue hoods and the biggest-looking bandit with a red hood.
And there were many other soldiers and elite bandits.
“Huh? What are you!”
“Doo, doo, boss! I’m sorry… I’m sorry. Everyone got hurt…”
After giving guidance, I dealt with the bandit by stabbing him from behind with a spear.
He took out the spear, shook off the blood, and asked the red-hooded bandit.
“Are you Belken?”
“Yes. I am Velken. But you… Just look like that…”
“Boss. It’s definitely him! He’s the bandit hunter who killed Rubid!”
One of the executives wearing a blue bandana pointed at me.
“Oh, you’re the fearless bastard who killed Rubid. Haha! Okay, I’ll save you the trouble of finding it.”
“Were you looking for me?”
“Of course.”
With a whimper, Belken took out a heavy sword and smiled, showing his teeth.
“Because I cannot underestimate the Belken bandits of the world. My subordinates who have died so far by killing you. And I will avenge Rubid.”
“Ha, the bandits are very loyal.”
“Is there anything to be called about? Bandit hunter. If I cut off your head and leave you standing on the road, the prestige of Velkendan will increase! Haha!”
Indeed.
It was more important to Belken to kill me and spread the name of the bandit group he created than to have his subordinate dead.
It was a personality worthy of a bandit leader.
“Kihehehe, you are the boss as expected.”
“If you cut off the head, leave the body to me! Let’s skin it and put it on a model target!”
Haha! That’s a great idea!”
Belken and his men laugh loudly, without doubting their victory.
My ears would hurt if I listened any more, so I decided to take the test right away.
I used the skill with as much magical power as possible.
“Awesome song.”
“Two, boss! A huge window appears in the sky…!”
“What? What kind of point is that… Lee…”
Kwahiah ahhhhh!
[Pierced through the bandit leader.]
[Achievement: Defeated the bandit leader Gelik.]
[Achievement: Defeated the bandit executive Donpa.]
[Achievement: Defeated the bandit leader Zeratul.]
…
[Achievement: Defeated the bandit leader Belken.]
[Achievement reward: 11 points, reputation 25]
[Achievement: You have obtained the title Bandit Exterminator.]
[Achievement reward: 5 points, reputation 10]
