Chapter 24

Kill the Hero Chapter 24

TL: Uncle Choi

Editor: Bait

[Orc Champion’s Scimitar]

Item Rank: Unique Physical Attack: 88 Must be level 10 or higher to use Must have at least 100 constitution to use . Item Description: Orc Champion’s beloved scimitar . It is filled with mysterious stories . Orcs are terrified of this weapon . When equipped, Constitution +10 When attacking, basic damage increases by 10% When attacking an orc, damage increases by 20%

The options on the Orc Champion’s scimitar were simply brilliant .

The price of such an item was enough to buy an entire building next to a downtown mall in Korea . It was also enough to get players to enter the dungeon at a risk to their lives .

But those details were of no importance to Kim Woo-jin .

Puhwat!

All he cared about was whether or not the sword could cut the Orc Champion’s body . Kuk!

Before his helpless situation, the Orc Champion could only scream in his appalling state .

Keua, Keua…

However, he didn’t even have enough strength left to scream .

[Blood Poison Has Spread Completely Throughout the Orc Champion’s Body . ]

[Orc Champion’s Health Has Greatly Decreased . ]

Effects such as these were conveyed to the other party every minute of the battle .

Nevertheless, the Orc Champion did not run away .

Because he was a champion .

The Orc Champion fought despite knowing there was a high probability of imminent death .

Keua!

The bloody Orc Champion rushed toward Kim Woo-jin . He tried to fight this last battle till the end .

Kim Woo-jin’s strategy against the Orc Champion’s action was simple .

‘This is it . ’

Not fighting directly .

That was all it was .

Against the charging Orc Champion, Kim Woo-jin just kept dodging and dodging with quick steps . He didn’t play along with the Orc Champion’s final attempt .

He didn’t need to take risks for a better, more monumental victory .

‘Die like this . ’

Kim Woo-jin was that kind of player .

[You Have Slain the Orc Champion . ]

Just like that, the Orc Champion hunt came to an end .

[Achievement ‘Orc Champion Hunter’ Has Been Achieved . ] [You Are Given a Catalogue As a Reward . ] [You Have Leveled Up . ]

“Huwuu . ”

Upon receiving the notification signaling the end of the battle, Kim Woo-jin let out a long sigh for the first time in a while .

His tension slightly loosened .

‘My goal has been achieved . ’

Meanwhile, skeleton soldiers with bows in their hands began to gather around Kim Woo-jin .

‘It was bigger than I expected . ’

If there was another harvest this time, it was that the skeleton soldiers performed way better than had he had expected, even with a bow .

That was why there was also regret .

‘If only their specs were little higher…’

It was regrettable that they did not have the hardware to match their excellent software .

There was one more regret .

‘Using blood poisoning is also way too restrictive . ’

To capture the Orc Champion, Kim Woo-jin consumed most of the blood that he had steadily accumulated .

‘I really need bloodsucking . ’

Blood was something that he could not simply take out anytime he wanted, which naturally left something to be desired in this area due to its high degree of limitation .

‘My other option is to raise the skill rank of blood poisoning so that it is more potent . ’

At that moment .

[The Emissary of the Underworld Smiles At Your Performance . ]

A new notification was heard .

[The Emissary of the Underworld Gives You Some of Its Power . ]

[The Skill Rank of the Blood Poisoning Skill Increases . ]

It was an alert informing Kim Woo-jin, who demonstrated that his halo was the best amidst countless players . The halo decided to reward him with a gift .

‘The other players will hear bitter words . ’

It was also a reminder that other players were being scolded by their halo .

Upon receiving the news, Kim Woo-jin searched around .

“Hmm . ”

Instead of leaving the battlefield after his thoughts, Kim Woo-jin decided to unravel his new gifts .

[Orc Champion Hunter]

Achievement Rank: Unique Achievement Effect: All stats +5

[Blood Poisoning]

Skill Rank: C Skill Effect: Turn one’s blood into poison . The potency of the poison will grow relative to the user’s level and the rank of the skill .

He checked his new achievement and skill .

“Catalogue . ”

Then he summoned the catalogue he received as his reward .

A thin booklet appeared in front of Kim Woo-jin, and Kim Woo-jin took possession of the book .

At that moment, golden light began to shoot around Kim Woo-jin’s hand .

‘Ah . ’

It was the appearance of a unique .

‘To think such a day would come . ’

After encountering such unexpected luck, Kim Woo-jin quickly looked at the shining page .

[Ruler of the Battlefield]

Acquisition Requirement: Emissary of the Underworld Required Level: Level 15 or higher Skill Effect: Summons becomes stronger based on the number of enemies they have killed .

Ruler of the Battlefield!

‘A skill that’s worth a hundred billion won appeared in my hand . ’

Before returning to the past, it was a skill famous for its worth .

It was worth 100 billion won, or to be exact, 100 million dollars .

On January 1, 2025, when Sotheby held an item auction for the first time in its history, the skill page appeared, and the bid started at 1 million dollars .

Then one young man, who had bid all the way up to 100 million dollars, finally won the skill page after a gruelling competition .

‘It was the first time that Johann Georg’s face was seen . ’

That was the first time that Johann Georg showed up at an official event .

Actually, his identity as King of the Undead was revealed much later, long after the auction .

Anyway, since then, the Ruler of the Battlefield skill was nicknamed the $100 million lotto . ‘It was terrifying . ’

Of course, in the past, it was a $100 million nightmare for Kim Woo-jin .

This skill, just like the skill effect had said, strengthened the summoner’s summons based on the number of enemies they killed .

Kim Woo-jin, who investigated Johann Georg, concluded that the it could increase the strength of a summon by at least three times .

‘Nobody could fight him in a high floor dungeon . ’

Skills like this became extremely powerful when it came to dungeons with a higher number of floors .

Since the higher the dungeon was, the more monsters there would be for people to hunt .

The skeleton soldiers were manageable .

Skeleton soldiers were, however, treated like a consumable .

‘On the other hand, monsters like the death knights were…’

The problem came from powerful summons, such as death knights, skeletal dragons, and golems .

When monsters like death knights could repeatedly strengthen themselves by killing their enemies, their strength transcended common sense .

This was one of the reasons why he did not hesitate to choose to fight against the King of Undead all by himself .

That kind of skill was in his hand .

Now, there was an opportunity for Kim Woo-jin to give his enemies the same nightmare that had to suffer through .

Jjig!

Naturally, Kim Woo-jin tore the skill without hesitation .

[You Have Learned the Skill, Ruler of the Battlefield . ]

A delightful notice was heard .

The announcement lead to a change in the burning eyes of the skeleton soldiers .

Their burning eyes which used to give off a white light began to glow with redness .

Now, the eyes will turn even redder as the effects of their kills are accumulated on the battlefield, and the skeleton soldiers will give Kim Woo-jin more confidence in them .

Kim Woo-jin was satisfied with the development .

‘This should have given them enough time . ’

Satisfied, he moved on to the next step .

‘Now it’s time to hunt the observers . ’

Kim Woo-jin began tracking the eyes that were watching him .

“Corner them!”

Keuaaa!

“Do not back down!”

Keuaaa!

While the fierce battle between the orcs and the players were taking place .

[Orc Champion Has Been Slain . ]

An alert was issued to all players at the same time, announcing the death of the Orc Champion . “What?”

“What the fuck?”

Something that should not happen, and could not happen, happened . This fact made everyone freak out . Or so some thought .

‘What is it? Is it a hidden camera?’

‘I heard an apparition . ’

They thought they heard it wrong .

[The Keepers of Knowledge is Disappointed By Your Incompetence . ]

[Undying Fighter Shakes His Head at Your Incompetence . ]

[Totem of Prayers Sighs at Your Incompetence . ]

However, when they were reprimanded with complaints from their respective halos, no one dismissed what they heard as nonsense .

“Shit! Who the fuck was it?”

“Which bastard killed it?”

Everyone’s attention naturally began to focus on the identity of the party that hunted the Orc Champion .

But at this point, they couldn’t just wander around searching for the party that hunted the Orc Champion and chase them down .

‘We need to know who killed the Orc Champion to make a trade, or threaten them…’

‘Damn, I hope the scouts didn’t miss this…’

Their last hope laid on the separate search party that were tracking the movements of the Orc Champion and his group of orcs .

“That’s outrageous!”

That was Lee Young-wook’s role .

His halo, Silent Hunter, was far more suited for gathering information in the shadows rather than being out in the battlefield .

‘Fuck, how is that possible?’

He was lucky enough to see the player who hunted the Orc Champion .

Of course, he was not pleased with what he knew .

‘Damn it, will they believe me?’

Rather than being happy, he was concerned with whether or not his colleagues would believe what he said .

How could he expect his colleagues to believe what he said when even he couldn’t believe what he saw?

‘This is going to be troublesome . How will I explain this to the guild?’

However, Lee Young-wook, who got this information, immediately went to return to his teammates .

‘Let’s return first . ’

He moved slowly and silently to escape from the surrounding groups of orcs .

“Kuk!”

A sound suddenly burst forth from his mouth .

It was due to an arrow that came out of nowhere .

An arrow stuck to Lee Young-wook’s butt .

“Ugh! Ugh!”

Faced with such a dilemma, Lee Young-wook bit his lips to hold back his screams .

Unfortunately, he couldn’t help but walk like a duck .

‘Who was it?’

Lee Young-wook looked around with tears of pain .

Once again, an arrow came, and impaled Lee Young-wook’s shoulder .

Puk!

“Ugh!”

Fortunately, this time he was able to avoid a fatal injury thanks to his pauldron .

‘Shit!’

However, Lee Young-wook was not reassured by this fact .

Rather, he couldn’t be relieved .

Sueee!

He realized that the arrow on his shoulder began to move like a snake and tighten around his neck .

‘Snake arrow!’

“Ugh!”

Snake Arrow, a stealthy hunting skill only given to those who have the Silent Hunter as their halos, choked Lee Young-wook’s neck in an instant .

Lee Young-wook moved his hand to tear it off .

However, the assassin did not spare such an opening for Lee Young-wook .

Puk!

Arrows flew repeatedly, forcing Lee Young-wook to finally kneel before the 9th arrow .

Some time after that, the assassin revealed himself .

The assassin, who was wearing a mask to cover his face, appeared silently and immediately approached Lee Young-wook who collapsed not long ago .

‘He’s dead . ’

As soon as he verified that he was dead, he took out his arrows one by one .

‘All I have to do now is to throw the body at the orcs and it will be done . ’

The only thing left to do was to throw the body at the orcs in order to completely eliminate the evidence .

It was a relatively easy job for him since he had been doing this for a while now .

‘Anyway… I wonder how they’re going take care of him?’

That’s why the man had a different thought in his mind .

At that moment .

Puk!

One arrow flew out of nowhere and stuck in the man’s spine .

“Ugh!”

The man screamed and fell forward .

He heard a notice in his ear .

[You are Under the Effect of Blood Poisoning . ]

It was an alert notifying him that the hunting dog was here .