Chapter 45

Editor: Ana_Banana

Kim Woo-jin’s method of hunting was quite a sight to witness for those who never saw it before . Watching the Skeleton Soldiers in itself was a novelty .

“Hey that was a good fight . What are these guys called? Skeletons?”

Combat situations are usually very complicated, even players who could be considered to be good could not guarantee that they could win .

“These Skeletons are so cute, he gets 30 points . You should put in more effort as the master . ”

Lee Jin-ah was enjoying the view as he watched the Skeleton Soldier fight .

“Huh?”

Lee Jin-ah’s expression changed as the effect of Ruler of the Battlefield overlapped with the Black Bones effect .

[Skeleton Soldier has achieved 10 kills . All stats increased by 30% due to the effect of Ruler of the Battlefield . ]

“Haha, they fight so well!”

The Skeleton Soldier kept hunting the Kobolds in an unstoppable manner and Lee Jin-ah gradually grew quieter as he watched the scene .

[Skeleton Soldier has achieved 15 kills . All stats increased by 45% due to the effect of Ruler of the Battlefield . ]

“…They fight really well . ”

Gradually, as the dominant effects of Ruler of the Battlefield were unveiled before his eyes, Lee Jin-ah found it impossible to make his evaluations funny .

‘It’s just like Se-chan said . This guy is abnormal . ’

The more he evaluated Kim Woo-jin, the more Lee Jin-ah found it hard to suppress a shiver from going down his spine .

‘No, this isn’t normal, even if there are only five of these guys…’

You didn’t need to be a genius to realise the implications of Kim Woo-jin’s Skeleton Soldiers increasing one by one . And in front of his very eyes, Lee Jin-ah watched Kim Woo-jin’s army gradually increase .

[You have summoned a Skeleton]

As their numbers increased, the Skeleton Soldiers also became empowered as they killed more . They were now capable of going against normal Kobold Warriors, the Scouts were no longer capable of pinning them down .

Soon the number of Skeleton Soldiers under Woo-jin’s control reached 9 . Lee Jin-ah found himself unable to evaluate them any longer .

‘Se-chan’s bottle of champagne was worth it . ’

Lee Jin-ah found that he had to admit that Kim Woo-jin’s ability to challenge dungeons was unrivaled among the current players .

“Great, seems like I don’t need to test him more . ”

Woo-jin looked at him and knew he’d shown enough to prove himself . Turning to Lee Jin-ah, he asked for confirmation .

“Is this not enough to get a passing grade?”

“No, I’ll go out and tell Se-chan about your skill . ”

Lee Jin-ah nodded slightly as he replied to the question .

“You’re well worth the investment . Of course, if you show a little more sincerity, I’ll put in an extra word for you . ”

As he said this, Lee Jin-ah made a show of rubbing his index and thumb fingers together .

“Well done . ”

Kim Woo-jin simply said a few words .

“Eh? Well done?”

As Lee Jin-ah tried to ponder the meaning behind those words, the skeleton soldiers launched an attack .

Boom!

The Skeleton Soldiers, who were buffed with the stacked effects of Black Bones and Ruler of the Battlefield, suddenly showed hostility toward Lee Jin-ah, surrounding him .

“Hey, the Skeleton kids don’t look so cute all of a sudden . ”

“‘If you beg me, and give me your loyalty for the rest of your life, I will help you’ Isn’t that what you said?’

“Huh?”

“I should kowtow and call you big brother, no?”

As he heard Kim Woo-jin’s words, Lee Jin-ah’s face looked as if someone had stomped on his grave .

“Haha, why would you remember the things from back then? That was a joke, a joke!”

With these words Lee Jin-ah stepped toward Kim Woo-jin with his hands cupped together .

“Brother, if I offended you, I’m sorry . ”

He bowed deeply toward Kim Woo-jin, his arms outstretched as if begging for forgiveness . It was a clear apology

Boom!

Suddenly Lee Jin-ah launched his body toward Kim Woo-jin at a considerable speed . The force behind his leap was considerable .

The distance between them was short . Initially, the distance between them was 3 meters, but as he was pretending to apologize, Lee Jin-ah had walked about 1 meter toward Kim Woo-jin . So the distance between them was less than 2 meters, a distance that could be achieved with a single step .

As he closed the short distance, Lee Jin-ah’s fist shot toward Kim Woo-jin’s face . It was an attack that could not be expected .

‘I’ll send him flying away with this punch!’

Lee Jin-ah didn’t intend to kill Kim Woo-jin with his punch at all . If he managed to do it in one blow then it’s fine . But what if he didn’t?

The Skeleton Soldiers would attack him before he had a chance to do anything so it was better to attack first and then run away .

This plan was evidence of Lee Jin-ah’s considerable experience and ability when it came to combat .

His choice was the correct one .

Even if the opponent was Kim Woo-jin, this was the best course of action .

Shhh!

‘Huh?’

Kim Woo-jin avoided the fist that was about to hit him and grabbed it, spinning and using it to slam Lee Jin-ah to the ground .

Bang!

Lee Jin-ah’s body hit the ground heavily, but he wasn’t damaged by it as he dispersed the impact of the slam .

“Kuk!”

Of course he was damaged a bit, but not enough to make him lose focus .

Shhh!

Kim Woo-jin took advantage of the moment he gained with the slam, aimed his sword and pointed it toward Lee Jin-ah’s eyes .

“If you’re gonna torture me, are you gonna start with this one stab?”

Kim Woo-jin hadn’t tried to kill him yet .

“Of course, even if you stab my eyes you won’t hear whatever it is you want, my mouth is very hard to open . ”

“Why don’t you just surrender?”

Surrender, the word put a smile on Lee Jin-ah’s face .

“It’s better to die than surrender . ”

The smile on Lee Jin-ah’s face was very grim .

“Of course, you’re free to try it . For every truth you manage to get out of me, I’ll give you 100 points . So what will it be? Will you pull my fingernails? Cut off my fingers?”

Lee Jin-ah easily made conversation as though he wasn’t in a perilous location . But this was as Kim Woo-jin expected .

‘A guy whose head would still talk after it was cut off wouldn’t be afraid of some torture . ’

Physical torture would never work on those who had gained the Blessing of the River Styx . But Woo-jin intended to threaten him in another way .

“Okay, I’ll strip you first . ”

“Haha, that’s smart, 10 points . ”

“Then, I’m thinking about hanging you from a tree . ”

“Oh that’s creative . I’ll give you 20 points . ”

“After that I’ll leave you for a day . ”

“You have some experience with torture? 10 more points!”

“And then I’ll eat in front of you . ”

“Wha-, what?”

“A medium-well done steak, sprinkled in rock salt with some boiled potatoes and broccoli . ”

“Tha-, that’s”

“Of course, you can’t have any . You won’t eat anything tomorrow, or the day after that, or the day after that…”

Lee Jin-ah interrupted him,

“Wa-, wait brother . No, Father! Father, this ugly son was wrong . I lost! Surrender! I surrender!”

In response Kim Woo-jin took away his sword and stood up .

“Haha! Thank you father! I will be filial to you till you can’t see . ”

At the same time, Lee Jin-ah grabbed a handful of dirt .

‘You lost, you bastard . ”

Throwing the dirt towards Kim Woo-jin’s eyes, he intended to launch a sneak attack in that moment .

Puuk!

At that moment, Kim Woo-jin, who he was trying to blind, grabbed onto Lee Jin-ah .

“Kuak!”

Lee Jin-ah screamed loudly as Woo-jin said to him .

“When you use a technique, you must ensure you don’t perform in front of a master . ”

Tuk! Tuk!

Kim Woo-jin calmly brushed the dirt off his hand . Meanwhile Lee Jin-ah was coughing, sneezing and spitting as he tried to get the dirt out of his mouth and nose, his closed eyes shedding tears .

“Damn, I met a real psycho this time . (Achoo!) I just had to meet a psycho . (Cough! Achoo!)”

Woo-jin looked at him .

“You have 10 minutes to prepare . ”

“What?”

Lee Jin-ah looked at him, not sure what he meant by that .

“You finished verifying my skills, now it’s my turn to verify your skills . ”

“What the fuck?”

“Attract the Kobolds by rubbing their blood on your body . Then take up the role of tank and bait . The Skeleton Soldiers will kill the Kobolds . ”

When he heard this, Lee Jin-ah was full of complaints .

“So you want me to be your lackey and act as bait?”

Boom!

The Skeleton Soldiers that were surrounding him each took a step forward and pointed their weapons at him, tightening the circled .

Kim Woo-jin who stood outside the circle looked down at Lee Jin-ah and asked .

“So you won’t do it?”

As Woo-jin said those words, his eyes became bloodthirsty and his aura became murderous . Only then did Jin-ah truly understand .

‘This guy is really crazy, isn’t he?’

He had actually been caught by such a crazy monster . So he quickly replied,

“No, no! I love being the tank . The tank must be big and strong after all . ”