Chapter 52

hapter 52: The Outlaw (1)

He bounced out of the marble .

At the same time, he stumbled as a wave of dizziness came over him .

He had a critical injury that made one wonder how he didn’t die on the spot .

If he didn’t quickly heal himself, it couldn’t be reversed .

“The goblin returned!”

The Fire Tar who stood beside the marble yelled out loud .

Soon, the vice-chieftain came to see Muyoung . He raised his shoulders and murmured to himself .

“18th wave…!”

The number ‘18’ was written on Muyoung’s left shoulder .

A number like this was written on everyone who entered the Endless Battlefield and completed the waves .

The vice-chieftain looked at the number with doubtful eyes .

He never thought a mere goblin would have exceeded beyond the 10th wave .

Even a goblin king would reach his limit on the 15th wave .

But, Muyoung was here and had advanced way past the criteria he provided him .

The mood changed .

Other Fire Tars were no longer able to disregard Muyoung .

“Start the treatment for the goblin, no the warrior!”

They couldn’t allow someone who was recognized as a warrior to die in vain .

Warriors had the right to be properly respected .

The Fire Tars held an emergency meeting .

“The goblin had completed the 18th wave of the warrior’s ceremony?”

“Huh, how unbelievable . ”

“He didn’t even faint when he was getting treated . ”

“In that condition?”

“Instead, didn’t he threaten the vice-chieftain as he glared at him?”

“I saw it too . He said to keep his promise if vice-chieftain was a Fire Tar of honor . Then, he kept his eyes on the Fire Tars . He seemed like he didn’t trust anyone . ”

“Impudent . Did he think one of our Fire Tars was going to hurt him?!”

“Since he has passed the warrior’s ceremony to that extent, he needs to be treated as a warrior . ”

“Ugh…”

A goblin being treated as a warrior?

There was no precedent for it in the past .

And because of what they have already said, they couldn’t take it back now .

They never expected a goblin like him among the goblins they have looked down on and disregarded .

‘The wind has changed . ’

The vice-chieftain was pleased as he looked at the scene .

The goblin did well .

He really did stir up the stubborn elders .

“Let’s hear about his suggestion . Since he has proven himself as a warrior, it mustn’t be just a lie that he could fix the problem with the Poom tree . ”

“Do you vice-chieftain really believe he can solve this?”

“That it’s right for us to move our village?”

Of course, there were still those who opposed .

There was no way them to easily accept the idea of them moving their village .

However, they weren’t furious like how they were when it was first brought up .

It was a tremendous development .

“As the vice-chieftain, my thoughts are we need to listen to what the warrior has to say . To be honest, it’s not like we can just be laid back about it . At most 10 years from now . After that time, we need to wander around until we find another Poom tree!”

The vice-chieftain stroked the long roots around his waist .

It was the roots of the Poom tree . Without this root, the Fire Tar would not be able to overcome their own flames and in the end, would self-destruct .

They had to periodically replace it but if they couldn’t find the next Poom tree in time, the whole tribe would be wiped out .

It would be a disgrace for the monster of all monsters, the Fire Tars, to die this way .

However, Poom trees were rapidly dying out in the Underworld .

Only God knew when they might be able to find another .

“What if he is wrong? We will be humiliated by the other tribes . ”

The vice-chieftain crumbled his expression in frustration .

“On the other hand, if we succeed, the Fire Tars of other tribes will look at us differently . We might be a bit humiliated if we fail, but there is a lot more to gain than lose . On top of that . ”

These frustrating people!

The vice-chieftain truly did think that .

They were warriors who thought their honor was more important than their life .

Although he understood them, this problem took priority over their honor .

“The Poom tree . The mother of this land! What conditions are needed to treat our mother?”

“That’s enough . ”

The chieftain who quietly watched the whole scene suddenly spoke .

Everyone, including the vice-chieftain, became quiet .

Then, the chieftain nodded .

“I will listen to what the goblin has to say . If he is telling the truth, we will treat him as a warrior and our savior but if he is lying… I will personally punish him . ”

Gulp!

There was tension in everyone’s expressions .

When the chieftain said that he would personally punish someone, it meant that he would end them with a duel .

It had been ages since he last dueled anyone . However, everyone knew of the chieftain’s power .

The absolute Fire Tar who couldn’t be beaten even against 10 regular Fire Tars .

If he was to come forward, there was no hope for even a great goblin .

The only way for the goblin to live was to prove that he was right .

After the treatment was complete, Muyoung got up from his spot right away .

He was given a bit of free time but he wasn’t really tense .

Instead, he was organizing the things he earned from the Endless Battlefield with his mind at ease .

‘Little Wish, Fairy’s blessing, Hermes’s Boots and the Talisman of Ogre’s Strength . ’

Four in total .

From the random A ranked talismans, he received the talisman of ‘Ogre’s Strength’ .

It was quite a rare talisman that allowed you to strengthen an equipment .

‘Hermes’s Boots . ’

Little Wish and the talisman were things he was somewhat familiar with but the other two were things even Muyoung hadn’t seen before .

Hermes’s Boots were jet-black .

As he looked carefully at the boots to confirm it, information regarding the boots popped up .

Name: Hermes’s Boots

Rank: A+

Classification: Equipable type

Durability: 24,000

Effect: Shadow Lord’s present . It was one of the shoes Hermes wore .

*Agility +15

* Able to use ‘acceleration’ for 3 seconds .

The information shown was simple .

A+ rank .

It was the highest ranked equipment Muyoung currently possessed .

On top of that, Muyoung became slightly more surprised reading the last message .

‘Acceleration!’

Muyoung knew about acceleration more than anyone else .

It was because it was an ability that allowed you to move your body twice as fast .

In the past, Muyoung had used an equipment with acceleration to assassinate the Dragon Lord .

Wung Chunglin had lent it to Muyoung and its effects were amazing .

It was only 3 seconds but 3 seconds were enough to turn the tables around .

‘+15 in Agility can’t be ignored either . ’

Like the word itself, it was the number that showed the body’s agility but if you thought one step further, it placed high importance in increasing the scope of a person’s senses .

Most would call it the five senses .

The senses that allow you to detect danger and notice an enemy approaching from behind .

Agility was an important stat, especially for Muyoung .

He wore the Hermes’s Boots right away .

‘I should check out what Fairy’s Blessing is . ’

It was the blessing that appeared as Woohee kissed his cheek .

It was the first time he had seen it, so he was more curious .

He turned the Status Viewer and opened it right away .

Achievement Effect –>

Gremory’s Anguish (A, +3 to all abilities)

Soulmate (B+, From now on, if you commune with an undead, the undead’s stats will slightly increase permanently . )

Asura’s Vassal (A, The strength to deal with spirit’s and devil’s power, Spirit Ability increased by ’10’ . )

Fairy’s Blessing (B, Allows fairies to feel familiar with the user . )

Class Effect ->

Death Lord (Lord Class, Ruler of Death)

Stats ->

Strength 90 (67 + 23) Agility 104 (71 + 33)

Stamina 93 (68 + 25) Intelligence 56 (34 + 22)

Wisdom 60 (38 + 22) Fighting Aura 60 (42 + 18)

Magic Resistance 30 (12 + 18) Spirit Ability 38 (10 + 28)

Special Note: Fighting Aura has been awakened .

Equipped and Invoked Equipment: Anguish (Strength +5), Lunatic Sovereign’s Set (All Stats +15, Stamina +10), Shadow Armor (It allows you to teleport to a shadow within your vision 3 times a day), Wicked Belt (Intelligence&Wisdom +4, all undead are strengthened by 5%) and Hermes’s Boots (Agility +15, 3 seconds of acceleration)

Allows fairies to feel familiar with the user…

‘I need to meet one to know what kind of blessing it is . ’

Muyoung shrugged his shoulders .

He felt like he could only know its effects only when he met one .

And, his agility stats passed 100 as he wore the Hermes’s Boots .

It was the same as him passing through 1 out of 5 walls .

Of course, his pure stats were far away but if you just simply looked at it, it did pass 100 .

Also, if his main stats all passed 500, they say that he could become a ‘Transcendent Being’ .

Even in his past, Muyoung wasn’t able to enter the area of Transcendent Beings .

To say it correctly, he was half of a Transcendent Being . Since his agility did pass 500 .

Thanks to this, he succeeded in assassinating the Dragon Lord .

Although, it took him few years to find that one chance .

“Goblin, the time is up . ”

Vice-chieftain came into the room Muyoung was in .

Muyoung nodded and raised his body .

“But goblin, what’s your name?”

“Muyoung . ”

“Muyoung, I’m Ogar . ”

The vice-chieftain, Ogar, lightly introduced himself .

It was a simple exchange but the meaning wasn’t as simple .

At least, it meant that Ogar was considering Muyoung as a true warrior .

“If you solve the problem of the Poom Tree, we will consider you as our savior . ”

Muyoung chuckled after listening to his words .

The savior of a monster!

‘It’s interesting . ’

But, even that didn’t seem bad at all .

Muyoung restated what he had told Ogar .

He brought the bugs and provided evidence in a blunt manner .

Silver-tongue?

There was no way Muyoung would have such a thing .

He just spoke the truth .

However, that truth and the small evidence created an unexpected change .

With a fierce look in his eyes, he declared that he would ‘move the village’ .

And after exactly 10 days, visible improvements had appeared .

The Plutonian Beetle hatched its eggs and hundreds of its babies were eating up the aphids .

Not only that but birds started to fly in to eat up the giant aphids which grew without any natural predators .

Of course, they would need more time but in just 10 days the Poom Tree became more lustrous .

The dying leaves gave out a green color and the surrounding ground became more fertile .

Looking at the amazing result, the Fire Tars were happy on one side but couldn’t help but taste bitter emotions on the other .

As it was proof that their existence was killing the Poom Tree .

They never expected Muyoung to use natural predators to solve the problem .

No, it was never thought of .

From the beginning, the Fire Tars never had any natural predators . There was no way that they would think about using that relationship .

A goblin who came out of nowhere suddenly became their savior .

“Do you have anything you want?”

Now, all the Fire Tars couldn’t help but acknowledge him .

As the noises settled down, the chieftain personally came to Muyoung .

“This land has been very unkind to me . I want to hunt a prey that’s suited for me and become stronger . ”

Muyoung restated what he had said in the past .

‘First, I need to hunt a bit . ’This was the territory of the Demon God . There was no way for Fire Tars to keep an eye on him all the time .

He needed to get stronger by himself to survive in this dangerous land .

However, the levels of all the monsters in the Demon God’s territory were high .

It wasn’t an unexplored region for nothing .

Humans had pushed exploring this area aside because they would have to endure a considerable amount of losses if they were to enter it .

Therefore, he had to search for prey that was suited for him .

To become even a bit stronger .

It was the first problem Muyoung had to solve .