SSS-Class Ranker Return

Chapter 16

Curse of Plague (4)

“Whoa! It’s easy.”

Lokan spoke lightly, as if jogging, but what he did was not light.

How can it be a light task to break through 20 or so old grave skeletons in 10 minutes and break through a third of the dungeon? It was also a dungeon with a level that was considerably higher than his level.

It would be nothing strange to say that it was an achievement in itself, but the system did not respond. Considering the achievements that have already been made, this is nothing new.

“Let’s see… … .”

Rokhan, who had been running so recklessly, caught his breath for a moment at some point. From now on, other enemies will appear.

It wasn’t scary, but he was going to do some maintenance for a while.

[Race] Human [Gender] Male

[Level] 22 [Occupation] Berserker

[Owned Title] Natural Fighter, Natural Fighter, Descendant of David, 17 to 1 Man, Nothing is Impossible! Rat Hunter, See Through Lies, Seeker

[Life] 1,110/1,110 [Mana] 30/150

[Hunging] 10 [Thirst] 7 [Status] Normal

[Strength] 132 [Agility] 63 [Health] 111

[Strength] 96 [Intellect] 15 [Wisdom] 12

[Weight/Total Weight] 89/300

[Availability] 105

After catching the orc fighter, I didn’t feel the need for it, so I had already accumulated over 100 extra stats that I had left alone. There is no need to invest for the time being, but he boldly poured in to increase the hunting speed even a little.

[Race] Human [Gender] Male

[Level] 22 [Occupation] Berserker

[Owned Title] Natural Fighter, Natural Fighter, Descendant of David, 17 to 1 Man, Nothing is Impossible! Rat Hunter, See Through Lies, Seeker

[Health] 1,200/1,200 [Mana] 30/390

[Hunging] 10 [Thirst] 7 [Status] Normal

[Strength] 200 [Agility] 63 [Health] 120

[Strength] 100 [Intellect] 39 [Wisdom] 12

[Weight/Total Weight] 89/300

[Availability] 0

“It’s pretty good”

A whopping 200 power stats alone! It was truly a staggering number.

As if it wasn’t just a change in numbers, he felt a surge of power as soon as he invested his spare stats.

If the skeleton of an old tomb appeared now, it seemed that it would be possible to crush the skull with just his grip.

“Now I have to work on my skill level… … .”

Besides, this time, he invested quite a bit in intelligence. This is to increase the maximum amount of mana to increase the proficiency required to level up the skill. I felt proud when I set my physical strength and stamina to 120 and 100, respectively.It’s still a poor ability compared to when it was in its heyday, but I thought I was ready for a fight like a battle.

“Okay, let’s only shoot up to 30.”

You’re going to raise level 10 in just three days. He had already risen 2 levels, but Rokhan himself knew best how absurd the declaration of going up 8 more would be.

But strangely, he didn’t think it would be difficult. No, he didn’t have enough, he even thought that he might have some time left.

He clenched his ax again and began to head further inward.

Thunder Thing!

After crossing the ‘boundary’, the sound of walking skeletons was heard again. At the friendly squeak of a cartilage-free crash, Lokan prepared to run immediately.

[Tomb Skull][Lv 27]

They looked the same, but they were different from the ones I had been dealing with a while ago. The color of the bones was whiter and harder. The title of ‘old’ was omitted and the level was also 2 times higher.

“dash! strike!”

Pop!

Of course, it was a difference to the extent that the taste of the hand became a little better for Lokan.

Nettle!

At that moment, with a brief blast, something passed by the side of Rokhan’s cheek.

[Tomb Skeleton Archer][Lv 28]

The combination of an archer was added. The momentum of the archer who fired without considering the dangers of his allies in the narrow terrain of a cave was quite fierce.

“I’m going to relax a bit now!”

However, Lokan only welcomed him.

Rokhan drew an ax diagonally across the tomb skeleton blocking his way, smashing it from the collarbone, and dashed forward, crushing the fallen skull.

“porridge… … what!”

Then other grave skeletons appeared, but were ignored. The flying arrow lightly bounced off the body to avoid it and slammed into it from the shoulder.

Shoulder Charge!

The ability to increase the basic defense, and the stiff shoulders thanks to the stamina, engulfed the man’s chest like a cannonball.

Although the skill hasn’t come out yet, this was also one of the techniques that Lokan used frequently in his previous life.

“Shoot… … . kill… … .”

“Eat this!”

As soon as he collapsed, he turned around. He threw his throwing hatchet towards the additional archers.

Whoa!

Even without a throwing skill, the power of the hatchet thrown for its purpose was powerful. When I got a stat bonus and bumped into it, it didn’t lock me up, but just broke my bones and passed.

“Heh heh heh heh!”

Then, the focus disappeared for a moment in the blurry eyes of the grave skeletons during War Cry. Although the level is high, he was instantly stunned by the overwhelming difference in ability.

And in the meantime, Lokan had narrowed the distance with them quite a bit.

“strike!”

This time the ax was swung sideways. Holding his hilt long and turning it one long turn, Lokan’s body circled in a circle, and the ax blade and the bones that had hit the hilt screamed in unison. Bone fragments flew like cherry blossoms.

“ruler! Let’s have fun, friends!”

As Lokan straightened his posture and grinned at the newly emerged grave skeletons, he felt his bones tremble.

But it was probably an illusion.

* * *

“Berserk!”

Rokhan’s eyes turned red and her muscles swelled up. Explosive power resided in her whole body and was radiated to the enemy through shouts.

“Heh heh heh heh!”

A skeleton warrior whose eyes shook with him.

He quickly came to his senses like a dungeon boss monster, but Lokan was already running right in front of him.

“strike!”

Quick!

His arms faltered when he severed his collarbone, which had already been crippled, and his body rotated 180 degrees as he kicked his leg. With his light body, he couldn’t even withstand Lokan’s low kick.

“Let’s finish it!”

The cool touch of the orc battle ax touched the neck of the guy who hit him from his head.

But it was only a moment. The moment I felt it, all the neural circuits connected to my magic had already been cut off.

[You have leveled up.]

“Cancel!”

With the level-up notification, Lokan forcibly shut down Berserk. As a result of the reaction, damage equivalent to 50% of the total health came in for a moment, but it was able to withstand that much. It’s because I’ve already filled all of my life through leveling up.

However, what was difficult to endure at any time was the 50% drop in ability that was applied for 10 minutes.

“Whoa! Take it easy, Safe.”

Lokan, who threw his limp body on the floor, quietly checked his level.

Finally level 30! Even though it was still only the third day, the target level was lightly achieved.

Even though it was a secret dungeon, it was like a dungeon in a beginner’s area, a cemetery under the moon that was nothing special, Lokan was able to read it alone. As for the boss, there was only a level 30 skeleton warrior who was a little stronger than the grave skeleton.

If that was enough, he was able to face the opponent without using a Berserk. Nevertheless, the use of Berserk was nothing more or less than a task to raise proficiency in advance.

In this way, Lokan killed the Skeleton Warrior and waited until the aftereffects were over, then he went back the way he came and beat the regenerated Tomb Skeleton and Tomb Skeleton Archer repeatedly. Thanks to repeating it, the level went up steadily.

There were no consumables used except for food to fill an empty stomach, except for the occasional use of bandages to increase proficiency in first aid.

Conversely, the money and items that come in every time you catch the Tomb Skull Series and Skeleton Warriors were piled up in your inventory.

“Thanks to you, I have saved quite a bit of money”

In particular, the ‘Skull Warrior Series’ dropped by the boss monster, Skeleton Warrior, was a piece of equipment that was in the spotlight enough to be called a school uniform for close combat. Lokan had already collected dozens of them as a full set. Originally, the drop rate was not high, but there were times when two or three parts fell at the same time, whether it was because of the initial bonus or whether it was really this time.

“With this money… … It will be like a seed money.”

Besides, the amount of money he had right now was 1 gold and 80 silver. At this level, it seemed like it would be good to use the seed money to make something.

It was not difficult for him, who knew the future, to make a profit through hoarding.

“I need to get this sorted out from here first.”

But there were limits here.

In order to really see the market profit, I had to move to the next city where the auction house was applied. It was difficult to see a proper transaction profit by buying and selling items only by shouting in the square.

“Shall we go out soon?”

Rokhan, who had made up his mind like that, got up as soon as Berserk’s first sequelae was over.It was a pity to leave the hunting ground like a bonanza, but it was okay. Because I’m going to sell the entry method here. It was a dungeon that gave generously until the end.

“It would be good for guilds too.”

Before going to the orc camp, it seemed like it could be sold at a reasonable price, considering that it was a reasonable level to quickly raise the level, even considering the Skeleton Warrior drop item.

Currently, the guild system is not being applied, but there are people who wear cloaks with guild patterns embedded among themselves in advance for the future, and it was clear that they would buy these at a higher price than the proper price even for cultivating guild members.

But that was also a story after taking care of his own business for the first time.

After opening the quest window and reconfirming that the promised day with Steroian was over, Lokan entered the city in three days.

* * *

“Still.”

The inside of the city was not much different from three days ago.

In the meantime, annihilation occurred due to the curse of the plague, and there was an emergency patch for Condor, but the curse of the plague did not spread as a big event as in previous lives. It was thanks to Steroian who came forward and resolved the plague of some NPCs.

Lokan, who was confined to the dungeon, did not know that, but he knew that the curse of the plague had been properly completed through the patch notes.

Therefore, Lokan proudly walked through the village, filled the bandages he had consumed, and disposed of the japtem.

“Come on, I paid it off.”

While I was sleeping, I stopped by the Berserkers Guild to pay off the money I borrowed from the bank employee. Even so, since I had more than 1 gold and 50 silver, I was able to give it with a smile.

Finally, Lokan headed to the Wizard’s Guild with Steroian.

“Steroiane, I’m here.”

As soon as he went up to the second floor and opened Steroian’s door, Steroian was researching something just like the last time.

‘In addition… … .’

Is it real this time, or is it fake again?

As he pondered for a moment whether to summon the servant of truth, fortunately Steroian greeted him first. This time it was real.

“Come. I’m sorry last time. I’m in a hurry, too.”

“Fine. So, did you find out the culprit?”

“No, I couldn’t find out if I had officially received a quest or not. There were no witnesses… … .”

It looked like he had searched all those who were commissioned by the security post. But unless they’re stupid, they wouldn’t have been so honest.

Of course, finding the traces failed, and I tried in vain. There’s no way these guys who were determined and sneaked away from their eyes could have left such poor traces.

“Then you can’t find it?”

It was too vague to see. There is no CCTV like in modern times, but in this world there is a universal key called ‘magic’.

“So I decided to read the memories of the earth.”

‘also.’

it was too Steroian, like a high-ranking wizard, presented the universal key that made sense in any situation, that is, magic as the answer.

‘But there must be something wrong’

“But there is one problem.”

Unsurprisingly, he had a slightly troubled expression on his face.

If not, there’s no reason to call Rokhan here.

“Actually, the reason I called you here today was out of fear, but in the end, this is what it is. Can you please grant me a favor?”

It was the activation of a new quest.