Chapter 57

Bear Warrior (1)

The Bear Warrior stood on its hind legs, giving off an intimidating aura . Within its helmet, two jet-black pupils shone with dignity .

“Hyrkan, can you really kill that?”

Bear Warrior .

It was the lord of the Bulkas Mountain Range, and as the one in the middle of the strange occurrences happening in the Bulkas Mountain Range, it gave off a fitting aura . Its intimidating presence was enough to make even the most experienced player whimper in fear . It fact, it would be the expected reaction for most .

“Bro, I’m Hyrkan . Super Star Hyrkan!”

In front of such a fearsome monster, the ones that weren’t scared were the strange ones . Some that talked nonsense instead of whimpering were the abnormal and crazy ones .

Even back then, Hyrkan was showing his extraordinary talent . His presence wasn’t any less than the Bear Warrior’s .

“Come on, you’re really going to push for that nickname?”

“Jaehyun, I’m fine with most things you do, but that nickname is a little…”

“Yep . He’s usually weird, but at times, he really likes to prove his weirdness with his entire body . ”

“He can fight so well because he’s crazy . What sane person would go all into strength and jump into a fight with a monster like that? You’ll die with just a single hit and end up sucking on your fingers for two days . ”

“Aw, shut it! Stop making fun of someone who’s volunteering to go on the frontlines to fight a monster like that . If you don’t stop, I’m going to just leave this guild!”

Hyrkan always made his presence known and proved himself .

“Let’s stop the chitchat and focus on the battle . I’ll distract that guy and open his back, and you guys shoot some magic, got it?”

That he was more capable than anyone else .

Moreover…

“If it looks like I’m about to die, then help . Don’t be stingy with heals . Alright, let’s finish this! Let’s show them we’re not to be stopped here!”

He constantly proved that those that followed him… would reach the skies with him .

‘This is the first time I realized how good I am at remembering things . ’

Now, however… those memories were nothing but emotional baggage he wanted to throw away .

Hyrkan shoved those memories into oblivion .

‘No need to remember those bastards . ’

Although memories weren’t something one could easily forget, Hyrkan had done so at this moment .

He only sought memories he found useful .

‘Bear Warrior has 3 phases total . ’

The Bear Warrior had 3 phases which changed based on its HP .

When its HP was above 70%, its attacks included only its standard attack mixed with two basic skills . Its aggro was directed at the last one to attack it . The two basic skill it had were Shout and Charge . Charge had a 60 second cooldown time, and Shout had 170 seconds . It also had the Fear skill, which was something almost all boss monsters had, and Fear was on a 900 second cooldown time .

When its HP fell below 70%, it entered its second phase . The Charge skill fell to a 30 second cooldown time, and all of its stats increased by 10% . At the same time, when it was attacked by magic, it would always go after the magician regardless of aggro .

When its HP fell below 30%, it entered its third phase . The Shout skill turned into a passive skill . Debuff skills no longer worked on it, and the cooldown time on Charge disappeared . On top of all this, its stats increased by 33% .

The key point in conquering the Bear Warrior was…

‘Taking off its armor and shield . ’

Disarming .

If compared to a player, it would be a wearing a full set .

It was equipped with a helmet, a breastplate, shoulder pads, gloves, and boots . Its upper body was entirely covered with armor . Its lower body was mostly protected with only the inside part of its thighs open . Even so, its thick hair protected the thighs, and it was naturally difficult to attack that area .

Finally, it was equipped with a shield bigger than its own body and a scimitar-shaped sword bigger than an adult male .

The best way to deal damage was to use magic . Fire attribute magic was especially strong against the Bear Warrior as it pierced its armor . However, using fire attribute magic as the main source of damage caused a huge problem when the Bear Warrior entered its second phase . In its second phase, it became a bulldozer that used Charge at magicians in the back while ignoring everything else .

When it entered its third phase, that’s when the real hell began . In a situation where there were less magicians, the raid team would now have to deal with fully armed Bear Warrior who couldn’t get debuffed . There was no way the remaining tankers and strikers could deal with it .

As such, it was best if one could take off at least 2 of its armor parts, preferably its breastplate and shield .

Without the breastplate, its entire upper body became a target . If needed, one could even climb on its back to deal damage . Without its armor, the Bear Warrior wasn’t so difficult .

Without the shield, the power of its Charge would lessen greatly . When the Bear Warrior used Charge, it put its shield in front of itself . Plus, if it used Charge without its shield, it took self-inflicted damage .

That was the very basic of Bear Warrior hunting method .

’29 points on its shoulders and ribs . ’

The real point was to aim for the 29 points joining its armor .

The very basic hunting method was something anyone could figure out from seeing its appearance . With just that, it couldn’t really be called a hunting method . A real hunting method had to be more detailed .

The 29 points that Hyrkan knew about . It was something worthy of being sold for money .

‘I’ll first aim for the left shoulder which is holding the shield . ’

What Hyrkan had to do now was show how it was done .

“Whew!”

Hyrkan took a deep breath of air, then used a skill .

“Golem Summon . ”

★★★

The clash between the 4-meter tall Golem and the 4-meter tall Bear Warrior was more one-sided than one might have imagined .

Kuoo!

Contrary to his ferocious growl, the Bear Warrior moved with shrewdness .

Clang!

It blocked the Golem’s arm swing with its shield, and took advantage of any gap in defense it could find to slash its sword .

Puhat!

It slashed down at the Golem’s left shoulder as if to instantly sever it . For the Golem who was on the receiving end, it could only be thankful that it was a sword and not an axe .

‘Amazing . ’

Watching this scene, Hyrkan could feel a phantom pain in his shoulder . That was how strong the blow was . The Bear Warrior’s attack was both powerful and excellently executed .

‘This is not the time to be impressed . ’

Hyrkan gritted his teeth and organized his thoughts . Then, he swung his right arm like a whip .

Whoosh!

The Golem copied Hyrkan’s movements and swung its arm like a whip, albeit slower . The Bear Warrior easily blocked its attack with its shield .

Kwang!

Although it looked like a simple clash, the sound suggested otherwise . The boom from their clash was something straight out of a car crash .

Kuooo!

The Bear Warrior’s roar cut through the booming sound and rang out .

Crack!

It swung down with its sword once again, which penetrated deeply into the Golem’s left shoulder, which had yet to recover . The sword continued down from the Golem’s left shoulder to its chest . The resulting wound was enough to instantly kill a human being . Thankfully, the one with the wound was a Golem .

Furthermore…

‘Okay!’

The chance Hyrkan had been waiting for had come .

“Hardening!”

When Hyrkan used the skill, his Golem which had partially turned to dirt started hardening . Then, the Golem’s body grabbed onto the Bear Warrior’s sword .

Kuuu!

Although the Bear Warrior tried its hardest to pull out the sword, the Golem’s body held onto the sword tightly and refused to let it go .

Snap!

Meanwhile, Hyrkan snapped his fingers .

Whish!

As soon as the signal came, two Skeleton Warriors that had been waiting in the corner made their appearance . Two Black Orc Skeleton Warriors fearlessly charged at the Bear Warrior .

Puhat!

In that instant, the Bear Warrior kicked the Golem’s body with its foot, successfully pulling out its sword from its body . With the sword pulled out, the Golem stiffly fell backwards .

Bom!

When the Golem’s body touched the ground, the ground rumbled slightly . The Bear Warrior immediately turned its body to face the two Skeleton Warriors charging at it . It then opened its mouth big .

Through its mouth…

Kuaaa!

[Skeleton Warriors ignored the Bear Warrior’s Fear . ]

Fear struck out .

Of course, Fear had no effect on the Skeleton Warriors . Undead monsters had no such thing as a sense of fear . It was one of the benefits of having Skeleton Warriors .

Of course, just that wasn’t enough to cover the overwhelming difference between the Skeleton Warriors and the Bear Warrior .

Swish!

With a swing of its sword, the Bear Warrior easily took care of one of the Skeleton Warriors .

Puhat!

A Skeleton Warrior was cut in two in an instant and fell on the ground .

Although the other Skeleton Warrior swung its sword at the Bear Warrior, the Bear Warrior’s shield blocked the attack with a ‘clang . ’ Although the Skeleton Warrior tried to continue its attack, a sword bore down like lightning from beyond the shield .

To evade the attack, the Skeleton Warrior quickly sidestepped to the right .

Crack!

However, the Bear Warrior was quicker . The Skeleton Warriors left armor was severed off cleanly .

As the Skeleton Warrior staggered after losing its balance, the Bear Warrior struck the Skeleton Warrior with its shield . The Skeleton Warrior’s body flew into the air effortlessly .

An overwhelming strength!

It was enough to make most players gasp with horror . However, Hyrkan didn’t so much as to flinch at the sight of it .

Hyrkan . The moment the Bear Warrior struck the Skeleton Warriors with its shield, he was already flying towards the Bear Warrior’s back . Like an arrow flying through the air, Hyrkan drew a parabola and landed on the Bear Warrior’s left shoulder .

The armor at this spot was lighter than in the rest of the Bear Warrior’s body to allow its joints to move more freely . Hyrkan stabbed his sword in at this spot .

Crack!

The sound of armor being penetrated rang out .

Then…

Stab!

So did the sound of its skin being penetrated .

That was the end to the sound .

‘A bit light . ’

There were no deeper sounds . Instead, another sound rang out .

[Bear Warrior falls under the Demon Curse . ]

The system alert from the Bear Warrior falling under the Demon Curse .

Kuooo!

To cleanse the curse it just received, the Bear Warrior used Shout . The ringing from the shout lightly shook Hyrkan who was hanging by the sword stabbed into the Bear Warrior .

[Demon Curse disappears due to the Bear Warrior’s Shout . ]

The curse had disappeared!

However, Hyrkan didn’t panic .

‘A game is just a game . ’

Instead, Hyrkan acted as if he had expected it to happen . He used the sword stuck in the Bear Warrior as a pivot to spin himself like a hand of a clock . From 6 to 10, Hyrkan quickly climbed the Bear Warrior’s shoulder . Immediately afterwards, he pulled out the Orc Hero’s Sword and threw it somewhere .

Then, in the hole made by the Orc Hero’s Sword, he stabbed in another sword .

Stab!

This time, a deeper sound rang out .

“Aha!”

As did Hyrkan’s laughter .

[Bear Warrior falls under the Demon Curse . ]

[Bear Warrior falls under the Slow Curse . ]

[Bear Warrior falls under the Corrosive Ghost . ]

The three curses quickly swallowed the Bear Warrior’s body .

Their effects were instant .

The Bear Warrior turned its head to the left to bite Hyrkan . However, his movement was visibly slower than before .

Hyrkan quickly jumped off the Bear Warrior, using its shoulder as a launching pad . Even afterwards, he had some time, which he of course used effectively .

‘Here you go!’

Hyrkan grabbed a fist-sized skeleton that was hanging on his chest and threw it into the Bear Warrior’s mouth . The skeleton grew in size to that of an apple .

Then…

Boom!

It exploded .

It was Hyrkan’s new level 60 skill, Bone Explosive . Like Skeleton Warriors, they had to be crafted using materials from monsters . The one Hyrkan just threw was worth 50 gold . Although it was called an explosive, it was just throwing money in Hyrkan’s eyes .

Its power was easy to see .

However, it wasn’t enough to deal fatal damage . In fact, after being struck by the Bone Explosive, the Bear Warrior used Charge at Hyrkan who had just landed on the ground . It was the perfect sneak attack .

Those who didn’t know about it would fall victim to it without doubt .

‘Hmph . ’

However, it was an attack pattern within Hyrkan’s expectations . After landing on the ground, Hyrkan immediately moved to his right .

Whosh!

A bulldozer razed the spot Hyrkan had just been . There was nothing Hyrkan could do to stop the Bear Warrior when it was using Charge . It was hard enough to dodge it .

Kwaaaaa!

The Bear Warrior stopped only after crashing down five, large trees . Then, it turned around and faced Hyrkan once again .

Hyrkan didn’t smile at the sight .

‘158 seconds . ’

He was colder than ever .

‘I’ll get at least 10 points within the next 158 seconds . ’