Chapter 63

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Translated by Jinmu

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Sss-

When Han-bit jumped into the smoke, a battle was already unfolding.

Thanks to Asla’s wind, the visibility inside was secured.

Hwaaak-!

Kang-!

The forces of the Royal Guard Knights who had joined the battle at some point.

Regardless of being inside or outside the smoke, dozens of people engaged in a melee.

Chwaak-!

Asla cut down the attackers rushing towards Ria.

Leon, who was slightly farther away, was facing a huge swordsman.

Tung-!

Leon deflecting the huge sword plunged by the swordsman with her fist.

She kicked off the ground and flew high up, meeting the enemy’s gaze.

And then struck the enemy’s head with the scabbard in her hand.

Kwang-!

“Keuhuk!”

A scream vomited from the tremendous shock conveyed while crushing the helmet.

It was only an instant before the attacker lost consciousness and fell.

– *shiver*;

– Info) Leon is a STR character.

– Didn’t she use physical enhancement magic?

– Yea, but she’s also good at other magic.

– She’s just a damn huge hexagon.

– As expected, Nunna.

Turning her gaze immediately, Leon looked at the place where Ria was.

At that moment.

Shwiiik-!

2 daggers flew in from beyond the smoke.

It was an attack aimed accurately at Ria.

Chaeng-!

Han-bit and Asla deflected the daggers and turned their gazes.

Then four shadows approached from beyond the smoke.

“That ring, we shall take it.”

Black-and-white cloth outfits and bizarre voices as if modulated.

They were the assassins of the Holy State who had been continuously observing the situation.

“I will handle this side. Take the child and retreat.”

Stepping forward, Asla spoke to his disciple.

Of course, this too was part of the plan.

“So you are members of the Holy State. I shall assist as well.”

Joining them immediately, Leon stood side by side with Asla.

Han-bit, who met eyes with Ria, nodded his head and kicked off the ground towards the outside of the smoke.

“As expected, it was your bastard!”

Along with that, Vares appeared from the side.

The bastard tried to operate a magic tool held in his hand.

However, Han-bit’s action was faster.

Bbaak-!

“Ugh!”

A kick lodged into his chest while breaking the magic tool.

While Vares fell backward refreshingly, Han-bit grabbed Ria’s hand and started running.

“Dammit!”

Screaming, Vares raised his fat body.

At the same time, an alarm rang in his ears.

Ding-

[You have completed Main Quest #14.]

[Progress Rate increases.]

[Main Quest #15: Survival]

The situation has been reversed with Leon’s appearance, but Vares launched a counterattack.

Protect Ria and move to a safe place.

Objective: Protect Ria until Leon and Asla arrive.

Reward: 200,000 Gold, 80,000 EXP, 10 Stat Points

*Current Progress Rate: 93 Percent

Han-bit, who was rapidly distancing himself from the court, examined the contents.

The quest reaching its finale was simple.

The objective was Ria’s protection.

Normally, he would have to borrow Asla and Leon’s strength, but now, he alone was enough.

Since he had no thought of ending it just by protecting Ria in the first place.

Dash-!

Kicking off the ground again, Han-bit ran towards an alley.

To open up the distance, his speed was close to its maximum value.

“Hyung, filming this is too damn hard!”

Yeon-woo, who was following urgently, looked like he couldn’t handle the speed.

“Endure it.”

“No, it’s not about enduring…!”

Not listening to the answer, Han-bit continued moving.

The destination was an abandoned open space located at the eastern entrance.

By fully utilizing all the shortcuts, they could arrive quickly.

“Young Lady!”

Entering the open space, Cowen ran over urgently.

“Are you alright? If you have an injured place, a potion…”

“You can see I’m perfectly fine. Calm down a bit.”

Ria reassured the worried Cowen.

Confirming it wasn’t a lie, he breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Han-bit.

“Fortunately, it seems things progressed exactly as planned.”

“My predictions were spot on. What about you?”

“Cleaning up is finished. As you said, there were quite a lot of adventurers who were aiming to join Vares’s side.”

While the trial was proceeding, he entrusted Cowen with surveilling the adventurers.

Because they were all unimpressive bastards, it was also possible to subdue them with force.

For example, like those adventurers who bothered Ria at the guild.

“But are you really okay alone? Vares probably has weapons hidden away to protect his body.”

Scanning the quiet surroundings, Cowen asked.

“Well, his best ones were probably brought by himself.”

Vares collected various equipment and magic tools through dark channels including the black market.

He was able to obtain items that, despite their small quantity, were powerful enough.

Since the source was the source, he didn’t know what problems would arise though.

‘He really is crazy for power.’

An ambition harbored long before his plan to trap William.

He desired absolute power.

He targeted the Holy State simply because it was the strongest nation.

Even if there was a devil, Vares would have been a human who’d sign a contract with it.

“Ria.”

Han-bit looked at the yellow-haired girl.

She had a slightly nervous face.

“You remember what I said, right?”

“Yeah. Use the necklace if it’s dangerous. I remember.”

Ria nodded her head and gripped the necklace tightly.

Then she took the ring off her finger and handed it to Han-bit.

“Are you really okay, Oppa?”

“The Northon family’s power is here too. Don’t worry.”

“…”

Although he answered while tapping his chest, Ria’s expression darkened further.

Since it’s not a normal power, she was probably worrying about the side effects.

Han-bit turned his gaze to Cowen.

“Those bastards will come soon. Hurry.”

“I should. Young Lady, I will escort you to a safe place.”

“…Got it.”

Ria nodded her head while slightly biting her lip.

Being stubborn here would only hinder Black Dragon.

She shouldn’t deprive him of time to prepare.

“Be careful. Absolutely do not die.”

“I won’t die. Hurry along.”

Finishing their conversation, Ria and Cowen disappeared into the alley in the back.

Han-bit, looking at that sight, brought up his character information.

[Black Dragon – Lv.29]

[Title: None]

Strength: 25

Agility: 31

Intelligence: 25

Stamina: 10

Remaining Stat Points: 27

– ?

– Fuck, why are his points like this again?

– The rewards were at a crazy level.

– If he clears this main quest, they’ll give him 10 more;

– Info) The ending quest gives the most rewards.

– Is this the last quest?

– No, the ending is marked differently.

Points that piled up quite a lot because he hadn’t touched them for a while.

Usually, one raises stats to face strong enemies, but this time was different.

Because he needed a physical body to endure the debuff from his newly obtained skill, Attribute Manifestation.

Han-bit carefully contemplated the numbers while moving his hand.

[Black Dragon – Lv.29]

[Title: None]

Strength: 30

Agility: 35

Intelligence: 30

Stamina: 23

Remaining Stat Points: 0

– Wow.

– At level 29, his total stats are 118?

– Isn’t the average around 60?

– The vanguard is going to get fucking irritated. Lol.

– Even if they are, they can’t prove themselves, can they?

– FR lol.

Due to values that deviated far from the average, the chat window became loud.

Although there are many words provoking the vanguard seen, wouldn’t the chance of running into them be quite rare?

Unless it’s an unusual case like the Ranger.

“Are you the only one left?”

At that time, Vares, who was searching the area, revealed his appearance.

He had new magic tools equipped on his arm and neck that he didn’t have before.

Walking over while examining the surroundings, he fixed his gaze on Han-bit.

“Where did you hide Reventia?”

“Well. Didn’t she run away outside of Edlen?”

“Pathetic nonsense.”

At the casually thrown question, Vares snorted.

Because, in a situation where they even brought in the Royal Guard Knights, running away was nonsensical talk.

In other words, the adventurer before his eyes was just buying time until salvation arrived.

“Standing guard alone, is it confidence? Or is it arrogance?”

“Well. Which one do you think?”

“It shouldn’t matter much. Regardless, your bastard’s death…”

Swoosh-!

In an instant, a dagger flew accompanied by the sound of wind.

Chaeng-!

Han-bit, who had been guarding against surprise attacks, deflected it.

“Tch.”

Along with a clicking sound of a tongue, a person revealing themselves from the darkness.

It was an assassin of the Holy State in black-and-white cloth.

“So that was the thing tracking us.”

Confirming that appearance, Vares narrowed his eyes.

Meeting his gaze, the assassin brought out words with a voice mixed with anger.

“Vares Rober, God’s judgment will undoubtedly fall upon your bastard.”

“If I get the traces of the Spirit King, I’ll kill your bastard too. I wonder whose hand God will raise.”

“The answer is predetermined. Because I will be the only one standing at the end.”

– Fucking hilarious how these bastards act like this without knowing anything. Lol.

– But can he beat the assassin?

– Spirit. KING.

– We believe in you.

The two who were aiming for the Spirit King’s traces naturally entered into a competitive structure.

Their goal was Reventia, not Black Dragon.

Since killing her and obtaining Northon’s Ring was the winning condition anyway.

However, their plan collapsed at the following voice.

“Looking for this?”

Han-bit showed the ring he wore on his finger.

Vares and the assassin who turned their gazes reacted simultaneously.

“A fake.”

“Foolish tricks will not work.”

The two men were certain that the ring was a fake.

Since Northon’s Ring binds to its owner, another person cannot possess it.

Transfer of ownership is possible among the bloodline of Northon, but the adventurer before their eyes was an outsider.

He didn’t look like a hidden child of the family either.

“Is that so?”

Sss-

Anticipating their reactions, Han-bit took a stance while holding the sword.

Then, concentrating his focus, he used the Attribute Manifestation skill.

Fwoosh-!

Flames blooming and covering the blade in an instant.

Simultaneously, the expressions of the two men contorted.

“What the…!”

“That’s nonsense!”

The two men possess a magic tool to detect the power of Spirits.

Because the tool placed in their inner pockets began to fluctuate, they couldn’t call the sight before their eyes a lie.

Fwoosh-!

Han-bit focused on the flames gradually growing stronger.

When he used this skill at the gathering point, there was a part he felt instinctually.

It was that a warm-up was required to fully manifest the fire attribute.

‘It’s still fine.’

Perhaps thanks to raising his stats, the recoil comparable to back then wasn’t felt immediately.

It just felt as if a faintly blooming heat was raging within.

The problem was that this was the starting phase of the warm-up.

He had no idea what state he would be in when it reached full manifestation.

“The traces of the Spirit King are now mine.”

Han-bit looked at the two bewildered men.

Re-adjusting his stance, he aimed his flame-engulfed sword and said.

“So kill me and take it if you can.”

“…”

At the finally uttered declaration, Vares and the assassin stopped moving.

A silence descending on the open space for a moment.

The two men, taking sidelong glances at each other warily, gripped their respective weapons.

And.

Dash-!

They both kicked off the ground and headed toward Han-bit at the same time.