4.

God Wars’ star content, Boss Monster Raid.

The reason why such Boss Monster Raids were difficult was simple.

There were only a few players who can play one-on-one against the Boss Monster.

And whether it’s a hundred people who were rallying or a thousand who were rallying, only one had to face the Boss Monster one-on-one.

That was why those who managed Aggro at Boss Monster Raid received the most reward.

Roarr!

It was the same for the Goblin Champion.

With 160-centimeter-tall, its physique was closer to a human than a goblin, while wearing leather armor and a wooden mask used by primitive men, it was not something a level 10 player could catch.

‘If I fight with a Goblin Champion, I can’t even survive for as long as the duration of cooking cup ramen.’

Midas, he was so sure that he could bet his entire fortune on the fact that he would get a game over within three minutes the moment he was under the grasp of the Goblin Champion’s hands.

So Midas ran away.

‘But just by running away like this, hunting can’t start.’

However, it was still impossible for Midas, no matter how talented he was in matching well with monsters, to run away smoothly from the Goblin Champion, who had better physical strength and stamina stats than him, then hitting the bull’s eye with magic or pebble

Running away like this was not the answer.

‘All I need is time.’

That was what Midas had been preparing so far.

To buy himself some time to throw something at the target.

‘It came!’

A wooden pillar scratched with an X mark came into Midas’ eyes, and as soon as he saw it, Midas took a different step.

His stride was just as long as if he was passing puddles of water when he walked on the ground.

“Jump!”

Woof!

Lucky leaped forward and jumped big to a place where Midas had crossed at Midas’ scream.

Roarr!

But Goblin Champion had no will to do so.

It stepped on the spot where Midas and Lucky didn’t step on.

Argh!

At that moment, the ground sank, and half of the Goblin Champion’s body was stuck to the ground.

Ugh!

The voice that came out of the Goblin Champion’s mouth was distorted.

It was the moment when Goblin Champion fell into a trap.

Such a trap was very crude.

The Goblin Champion could escape in no time if he used some of his strength.

Ugh!

Obviously, Goblin Champion moved to get out of the trap.

At that moment, a wooden barrel fell on the head of the Goblin Champion.

Baam!

The fallen wooden barrel was smashed into pieces after hitting the goblin’s head.

Naturally, something in the barrel soaked the Goblin Champion’s hair and its masked head.

Baam!

Then Midas’ fireball hit Goblin Champion’s head.

Whoarrr!

In an instant, the Goblin Champion’s head burst into flames.

That “something” in the wooden barrel was none other than oil.

‘1 combo success!’

This was Midas’ trick.

He set up traps everywhere to grab the Goblin Champion’s ankle.

The goal was literally to grab the ankle.

There was no need to grab it for a long time.

‘Three seconds is enough.’

Although he failed miserably, Midas still played as a pitcher on a professional stage.

‘Looking at it, I was a robber killer—a robber killer who caught bastards trying to steal the base.’

He was quite accustomed to throwing the ball quickly on the mound, since it would be stolen if he threw the ball slowly.

‘After that, I’ve been told by the coach that if you don’t drive a runner out, you don’t have to do such a damned thing.’

Moreover, he was more accustomed to it since the days he drove the runner out were much more than when he didn’t drive the runner out.

Besides, he was quick-witted.

Roarr, roaarrrrr!

Midas’ eyes glistened as soon as he saw the Goblin Champion, whose head was covered in fire, with half his body stuck to the ground, prioritizing the action to put out the flames of his head over getting out of the trap.

‘You bastard, you got caught!’

For Midas, more time was given to him.

Midas, of course, had prepared for that time.

Whoosh!

When Midas reached out his hand, a pre-prepared rock near him looked like a baseball, so the stone which was good to be thrown was caught in Midas’ hand, and Midas threw the rock ball once again at that moment.

Baam!

Overhand, the ball that came from the neat pitching form drew a fine line and stuck to the Goblin Champion’s head.

Roarr!

Goblin Champion screamed at the attack.

Of course, it was impossible to figure out the Goblin Champion’s thoughts with that scream.

And Midas didn’t have to do that.

‘Red light!’

It was because the red light on the Goblin Champion’s head gave him a distinct picture of its current situation.

“Lucky, let’s run!”

Woof!

At that moment, Midas began to run away with Lucky without looking back.

Ghoaa!

In the meantime, the Goblin Champion, who pulled out half of his body that was trapped, began to chase Midas, who was running away.

Ghoaaaaa!

The running Goblin Champion, who never thought to put out the fire that remained on his head, saw nothing else but Midas.

Obviously, it had no sense of its surroundings—to see the trap it had fallen into, that was put another five meters ahead of it.

Argh!

And once again, Goblin Champion’s body was stuck to the ground, and ‘Bam!’ Once again, a wooden barrel fell on the head of the Goblin Champion.

The fallen wooden barrel broke into pieces, and the oil inside it soaked the body of Goblin Champion this time.

There was no need to add more fire this time.

Whoarrrr!

The fire spread all over the body of the Goblin Champion.

Boom!

Midas, of course, threw a fireball to the Goblin Champion without a little bit of hesitation.

‘Eat it twice!’

Boom!

After looking at the signs, Midas noticed that he could afford another time and threw a fireball again.

Baam!

Next, he threw a series of rocks.

That moment, it was caught with a series of attacks.

But Midas, on the other hand, had not let go of any of his tension.

‘Look at the HP after this much attack.’

The level of HP in Boss Monster itself was different from that of ordinary monsters.

If only this kind of attack could have caused a visible damage dealt in the first place, there wouldn’t have been any indication that “Boss Monster Raid” would be challenging.

‘I can’t believe you made that kind of thing to be caught by a novice.’

Despite the series of attacks thrown, it was clear to both eyes that the Goblin Champion’s HP status was not that different from the beginning.

That was the most definite reason that convinced Midas of the Goblin Champion hunt.

‘We’re going to have to do at least ten more; it will pass into the second phase.’

It was clearly seen how far he was towards the goal and its location.

Midas knew better than anyone how great it was at the Boss Monster Raid.

‘There’s nothing I can’t do.’

Midas began to hold firm confidence in his heart more than ever.

“Lucky!”

With that confidence, Midas shouted at Lucky.

“Let’s run!”

Woof!

And again, Midas started running away with Lucky without looking back.

Ghuooo!

Looking at that, Goblin Champion came up from the ground with an angrier sound than a little while ago and stepped forward to chase Midas.

Argh!

At that moment, the third trap, which was just in front of the second, swallowed the Goblin Champion once again, and Midas, who turned his back, threw a ball of fireball at the Goblin Champion.

Boom!

Midas, who landed the fireball, had a confident look on his face.

‘It’s a triple combo attack according to the original strategy! I knew you’d get caught!’

5.

Boss Monster Raid, the most challenging content a player could face in God Wars.

A content that could not be easily challenged with clumsy preparation and skills.

Therefore, the attack on the Boss Monster was more elaborate than any other in the God Wars.

Most of the boss monsters hunted by top-level players have little data, so there was no way to attack them, but in the case of low-level boss monsters, there was definitely a way to attack them.

It was the same for Goblin Champion.

“Goblin Champion has three phases in total.”

“When its HP is 70 percent or less, it’s invoked into the second phase, reducing its defense by 10 percent, while increasing its movement and attack speed by 20 percent. You have to keep that in mind.”

“If its HP is 30 percent or less, it’s invoked into the third phase, at this time, all abilities are increased by 20 percent. It only chased its target as its priority, and it gave the most damage to you. You’ve got to be careful with the long-distance dealer.”

The number of phases, the phase section, and the changes according to the phase.

In fact, the answer was there.

Nevertheless, many failed in hunting among the Goblin Champion hunting parties than what was expected.

And the reason for their failure was always the same.

“Don’t lose focus, don’t panic, and you have to repeat this job till the end without making a mistake.

A human was not a machine.

So was Midas.

‘The limit of concentration certainly comes.’

He knew his limitations clearly.

One of the best things Midas was able to do was the ability to know himself.

‘And beyond that limit, I’m bound to make mistakes.’

So he made a thorough calculation.

It was a calculation he did when he sat on a couch with a towel covering his face while he logged out.

Will he be able to achieve his desired goal without making a mistake until he reached his limit?

‘I could do it according to my calculation.’

Then Midas answered that he could.

‘But it was the same as when I was a pro baseball player.’

Of course, it was the same when he was a professional baseball player.

Baseball player Jung Hyunwoo also stepped onto the mound because he thought he had a good chance of winning and was able to do it.

But reality said to him.

‘I thought there was a chance of winning, but it was a real bummer.’

You’re wrong.

Your conviction is just a delusion.

‘It was like that no matter what I did.’

Since then, reality had repeatedly said the same thing to Midas.

Midas’ conviction was a delusion, and his choice eventually became a mistake that should not have been made.

‘My life has always been like that.’

It was that kind of life.

‘So far.’

But at this moment, Midas saw for the first time that his conviction became a reality.

Ghoaa!

Goblin Champion had many injuries through the repeated running fight against Midas.

‘I saw this scene.’

It was the same scene that Midas imagined with a towel covering his face.

‘It has begun the third phase as planned.’

By luring Goblin Champion into the trap without a mistake and accumulating damage through throwing attacks in the earned time, he succeeded in making its HP below 30 percent.

‘My concentration is now limited.’

In other words, Midas’ concentration had been exhausted.

It would be impossible to modify the plan as perfectly as ever.

One, of course, he had expected that as well.

‘Well, I don’t have to attack anymore.’

Of course, he had prepared countermeasures as well.

No, there wasn’t much to call it a countermeasure.

The information about the Goblin Champion was already clear enough to be found on the internet.

If its HP were below 30 percent, it would enter the third phase; in that case, Goblin Champion would only pursue the target that had given the most damage.

So from now on, Goblin Champion would chase Midas through any kind of attack, even if its whole body burns.

“Lucky.”

Which means, from now on, it didn’t care what Lucky did to the Goblin Champion.

“I believe in you.”

Awoooooo!

Lucky let out an awaited long howl at Midas’ words.

6.

It’s not over till it’s over.

The words of the great baseball player, Yogi Berra.

Frankly speaking, the words had never touched Midas’ heart before.

‘It’s all about the guys who remained. The worthless fellows won’t even get a chance to see the end of it.’

Even if he wanted to see the end of it, most of the time, he didn’t get the chance.

‘I got driven from the mound before that.’

So did he as a baseball player.

Instead, he would be hit by batters to the point of losing his mind, and if he had given up the score, he would have quit baseball neatly, but before that, the coach substituted him.

It was the same even after he started God Wars.

Midas, who was being thrown into the Boss Monster Raid, was just playing a part.

From beginning to end, he had never opened and ended it on his own.

It’s not over until it’s over; he had never thought about it enough for the end to touch his heart.

That’s why the battle against the Goblin Champion had to be remarkable.

Whether it was a happy ending or a bad ending, the performance had to be ended somehow.

It was a performance that Midas had never experienced before.

And now he saw the end of it.

The fallen Goblin Champion.

Awoooo!

Lucky howled towards the sky like a trumpet, with its bloodstained muzzle on top of that goblin.

[Successfully hunted Goblin Champion.]

And a notification that the hunt is over.

At the notification, Midas clasped his hands firmly, closed his eyes tightly, and cried out to the sky.

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

He burst into cheers for the fact that he had ended the silent frustration that had been piling up in his life for the first time.

Nothing was heard in Midas’ ears.

[You have achieved the title ‘Goblin Champion Hunter.’]

“Aaaaaaah! Aaaaaaaargh!”

In front of the notification, Midas threw up what had been piling up for as long as he lived, as if he didn’t hear it.

No, to be honest, he did hear it.

He heard it, but more than that, Midas wanted to burst out what was inside his heart right now, first and foremost.

This feeling alone was proof that he was alive and that he was not wrong, so Midas tried to ignore what he heard.

[You have achieved the title ‘Graduated Novice.’]

[You have achieved the title ‘Along with the Future.’]

[You have achieved the title ‘The Man Who Caught Goblin Champion Alone.’]

[The War Dragon gave you an opportunity for your great victory.]

“…Ah? Wait.”

‘Why are there so many?’

But there were too many notifications to ignore.