Chapter 30 – The Harpy Mountains
Current status of my stats.
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Name: Cheonun (Milk Hunter)
Level: 83
Hunter Grade: C Grade
Characteristics: Milking is great. Milking is benevolent. Milking is peaceful. Dislike of non-milkners.
Skills: [Milk Lv.5], [Care Lv.5], [Feed Lv.3], [Single Point Crushing Lv.3], [Slash Lv.1], [Surprise Lv.3], [Bind Lv. 3], [Paralysis LV.3]
Basic stats: Strength 270, Agility 278, Stamina 272, Magic 285.
The hunter class is C class, but the basic ability level has already exceeded the B class (level 90, average basic ability value: 270).
In addition, she was able to use the self-buff skill that greatly strengthened the [Dislike of non-milk target] Ability, and Lee Yu-na’s morale skill [One-Point Crushing].
As a result, I was stronger than a normal B-class Hunter.
“Keuuugh!”
Park Min-joon falls to the floor and struggles to get up.
The duel has already been won.
It was my turn to keep my promise.
“You were a boxer!”
“No.”
Because of his strength control, he was able to get up faster than he could.
“A cowardly surprise attack!”
“The duel was won by me. Admit it?”
“Keugh!”
Fortunately, he didn’t get any uglier there.
It was unfair, but he accepted the result and decided to guide me to the Harpy Mountains.
The guild members were also surprised, but this was a duel between hunters.
I had no choice but to accept the outcome.
It was nice that I didn’t have to hit more.
“There’s something to believe in, so even though you’re a C-rank, you wanted to enter the Harpy Mountains.”
“That’s right.”
“But still, the B-class field will be dangerous.”
The way out of the city and through the mountains to the fields.
Park Min-jun sternly warned.
“There are B-class hunters as strong as you in our guild. There are even A-rank hunters. But do you know why I can’t clear the Harpy Mountains? Because they are attacking from the sky.”
“…”
I’ve never shown my full potential.
A B-class hunter stronger than me. That evaluation was a bit unfair.
Still, I listened to Park Min-joon’s explanation in silence.
It was about harpies.
“It’s hard for a normal swordsman or fighter to deal with a harpy. The terrain features are also uneven, so it’s hard to keep your feet on the ground and it’s hard to chase harpies.”
Certainly, if it was a mountain range, it was difficult to set the center of gravity due to the steep slope.
“That’s why you need a wizard or an archer to attack the field. Our guild, which lacks such a Hunter, is in a position that desperately needs the support of the Hunter Association.”
Wizard or archer.
They are long-range jobs that can make strong attacks in place without moving.
If you want to deal with harpies, this kind of job will definitely be more comfortable.
“But isn’t the Hunter Association currently unstaffed?”
“That is the problem. No matter how much I send support requests, there is no Hunter who will come this far.”
“A guild? Wouldn’t the large guilds in Seoul clear the field?”
“The guild’s commission fee is expensive. It’s impossible to pay that much in this city.”
In the end, it was a question of money.
Risking your life to fight the harpies, but they won’t give you money?
From the point of view of the guild, there is no need to send hunters all the way here.
The native guilds of the region understood that better.
“If access control continues like this, the economic situation of the city will deteriorate, and the money to recruit good hunters will decrease.”
All of a sudden, Park Min-joon was lamenting his situation.
“Do you know how unfair it is? The circumstances of the city being ruined, the future where our hometown is gone.”
The population is small, there is no money, and there is no power.
Then he couldn’t defend his village.
The hometown he loved was disappearing.
‘Even though Yu-na was busy.’
I thought of Lee Yu-na, who had been busy throughout the five years at the Hunter Association.
She was protecting these people.
Maybe I’ve been ignoring so many people in need of help to hide my milking abilities for five years.
“I admit that you have pretty good skills. Honestly, thank you for coming to such a remote place. So, by the way, why not party-hunt rather? I think we will be very sorry if we fight alone and die in a place like this.”
“Fine.”
This was the reason Park Min-jun kindly guided me after the duel.
He hoped that I would be of some help to the city’s electricity.
A request made with pride.
But I refused.
My nature was not the kind to party-hunt with anyone.
“Thank you for guiding me. I will find my way from here.”
“I wish you luck. Please don’t die.”
Halfway up the mountain corresponding to the entrance to the field.
I said goodbye to him and parted ways.
*
Jerk, jerk.
Suddenly, the air became heavy.
Powerful magical powers that weighed on the shoulders.
The heavy magic power forming the field floated around.
Even though it is a forest in the middle of the day, it is still. There was no chirping of birds, no rustling of leaves in the wind, no rustling of insects.
Rustle.
A welcome sound was heard.
A mountain of tension.
A small animal was moving.
Possibly a rabbit, judging by its size and shape.
As a person who likes to see cute animals, it was quite nice.
[Violent Muscle Bunny (Class D Monster)]
Damn it.
The rabbit turned around was not cute at all.
He had angry eyes and a rugged, muscular body instead of dainty limbs.
I was fooled by his small size, but the sight of him running to me on two legs was a monster itself.
[Hate of non-milking subjects]
With a little anger, he swung his sword.
The muscle rabbit that was struck by my sword fell down screaming.
It seemed that many hardships and adversities were waiting for him in this field as well.
[Roadkill Specialist Villain Elk (Class D Monster)]
[A wild boar that destroys and eats anything (Class C monster)]
[Wild dog with a grudge (D+ level monster)]
…
Various dangerous monsters blocked my way.
I don’t know what will happen to our natural ecosystem if these things really occupy the mountainous areas of Gangwon.
All normal animals will die.
While he was punishing the mountain monsters in the field for destroying the ecosystem of this country, a large object appeared in the sky.
Keeeee
Outwardly, it looked like a bird of prey.
However, the upper body was smaller than the wings and lower body.
I wanted to take a closer look, but there was a distance from me.
I guess it’s a harpy (class B monster).
The monster I was looking for appeared.
He descended rapidly and snatched up one of his deer from a hill in the distance.
Catch the monsterized large deer with the eagle’s claws and fly to another hill.
Its size is approximately 2m.
I can see why hunters are so difficult to catch.
The speed was really fast, and he flew into the sky after a surprise attack, so he was capable of one-sided attacks.
It seems that a different method is needed to catch the harpies.
First of all, the place where it lives is a high hill.
It lived in a terrain that was difficult for ordinary animals to climb.
When hunting, it hovers in the air, then comes down and snatches the prey at once, but if the surrounding terrain is open, it did not miss the prey.
At what timing would be a good time to catch a harpy?
I made a plan to hunt harpies.
1. When the guy is hunting.
When he comes down to catch his prey, there is a way to counterattack. You can dig a trap and wait, but it’s not a sure way because you don’t know when it will come down to catch the prey.
2. When he flies through the air.
I don’t really have any ranged attack skills. At least, the skill with the longest range would be [Single Point Crushing] To jump high and pierce, or from a long distance [Perforation Slash], But the flying harpies were faster.
3. When he is resting in his nest.
Originally, in order to hunt birds, sitting still is the easiest way to target them. Find Harpy’s Hill and climb it. If it comes out to defend, then you can fight it, and if it doesn’t defend, you can rob the nest.
Decided on the third option.
*
I had to climb a high hill first.
That way you can see the surrounding terrain and have a good chance of finding a harpy nest.
The place where the harpy that showed up earlier flew away.
First of all, I aimed from that hill.
[Bumpy Muscle Bunny (Class D Monster)]
[Boars that are more vicious to humans (class C monsters)]
In the meantime, the monsters he encountered quickly got rid of them with his sword.
[Your level has risen!]
[Strength has increased by 1!]
[Agility has increased by 1!]
[Stamina has increased by 1!]
[Magic power has increased by 1!]
After catching the monsters, the level went up.
If you have high skills, this is good.
His level went up quickly as he killed monsters with a similar or relatively higher rank.
However, what I want to raise is the milking skill level, not the normal level.
Hunting normal monsters was not my purpose.
20m? 30m?
Upon arrival, it turned out to be a fairly high cliff.
Looking at the tall rock the harpy had climbed, I looked for a place to step.
‘I’ve never tried climbing before.’
I took two daggers from my inventory.
By pouring mana into the blade of the sword and stabbing it into a rock, it could be driven deep into it.
If there is no place to step, you can climb the rock by cutting it with a dagger.
[Attack]
I raised my agility with the skill and stepped on the rock hard.
Stepping on small twigs and chins that could be stepped on, he quickly climbed the rock.
When there was no more place to step, he stuck his dagger into the rock and climbed on.
Puck! Whoops, Puck! Hoo-wook.
I’m going up step by step like that, 1m, 2m,
Meeeee
I heard a harpy cry.
When I turned my head, I saw a harpy that had risen from the top of the cliff and was flying near me.
Eagle’s wings and tail, human female upper body.
Yellow eyes, half-feathered hair.
Although she was more beautiful than Arachne, her appearance was difficult to recognize with a human face.
Flutter, flutter, flutter.
[Acceleration]
The harpy flaps its wings and gradually speeds up.
It was a skill called [Acceleration] Used by monsters. A kind that raises agility similar to Arachne.
I was unable to respond as I was climbing the cliff holding the dagger in both hands.
[Snatch]
The harpy, who was circling her in the air, raised her claws in an instant and attacked me.
I was thinking about it, but I didn’t have time to put my hands on it.
Harpy’s attack was faster than I expected.
He hastily drew his dagger and kicked the cliff. I was able to turn 180 degrees and face the harpy, but I didn’t pick up speed.
The reach was short to cut with a dagger, and there was a high possibility that the harpy’s claws would crush me first.
All other skills had a shorter range than Harpy.
In the end, I had no choice but to bring out this skill.
[Perforation Split LV.1]
Gathering mana, she extended her sword blade.
It is a skill that exerts its power only when it is shot with deep mana,
Now, in order to survive, I had no choice but to shoot it quickly with less mana.
Ayeek! Pop! Kwajik!
The harpy’s claws even contained mana.
The skill I extended collided with his foot and exploded, and the harpy flew through the explosion and extended her claws at her.
The guy also had the shock of defeating my skill. His claws didn’t catch me accurately, only colliding with my dagger.
Puck!
Pushed by the speed, I hit my back against a cliff.
And fell down
Whoa, thump, thump!
Fortunately, it fell off the cliff and collided with numerous tree branches in the middle.
Slowing down, he crashed into the ground.
A shock that travels through your entire body.
Although it was able to withstand a fall from a height of about 15m due to its increased defense, the pain was unbearable.
While he was lying there, he saw a harpy celebrating his victory from above.
I thought I was knocked down.
It flapped its wings in the air, then stepped on a rock and came down to catch me.
It was fortunate. That guy is stupid
If I had been a bit more intelligent, I would have been in danger.
[Paralysis]
I used magic first before he caught me lying down with his claws.
Momentary stiffness. I then shot out a magic web.
[Restraint]
Kiek! Kiek!
The harpy, entangled in the spider’s web, hurriedly flapped its wings in panic. But her feathers got tangled and she couldn’t fly again.
I got up and put my hands on the floor.
