SSS-Class Ranker Return

Chapter 32

Knight of the Lake (1)

The MP Guild’s countermeasures meeting ended there.

The guy who was reporting disappeared somewhere using a rune book, and Pyria remained and began to concentrate on leveling up with other guild members.

‘It’s okay.’

The fact that he’s here means he’s at least level 70.

It’s a Lokan, because of the training and title effect, the stats are booming, and the control skills I’ve accumulated from my previous life are huge.

In that respect, although she was not on the bad side of Filia, it was difficult to say that she was good.

‘Movement at just that level, judgment at that level.’

Like most of the guys who stood out in the beginning, they seem to be getting ahead because of their good physical strength, but from the point of view of an expert, a long run was unreasonable.

Feeling that there was nothing more to see, Rokhan turned around and went his way again.

* * *

Lokan’s destination is Qingming Lake. After another fifteen minutes, he saw a scene that looked like something out of a fairy tale.

“No one is lucky”

Is Lokan lucky, or is this place unpopular?

He didn’t know that, but it was a big plus that he could eat alone without disturbing others.

“Let’s see… … . Great!”

The next thing to get after ‘fruit of a forest monster’ was ‘clean meat’. It is to catch animals that have grown while drinking the water of Cheongmyeong Lake to obtain the fish.

They didn’t choose a particular type, so if they were lucky, they could complete the quest by catching a rabbit, but if they weren’t lucky, they might have to deal with blue wolves or blood bears over level 80.

“I’m really lucky this time.”

And in front of Lokan were all of them. Only the number of preemptive animals corresponding to 70-80 levels exceeded a whopping ten.

Usually, they watch each other’s eyes and drink only water and disappear, but the turbid energy of humans stimulated the hearts of all of them. As promised, he surrounded Lokan and was ready to attack at any moment.

“Creep… … .”

But Lokan smiled brightly.

For him who was in a hurry to level up, this kind of situation was welcome.

“Let’s play!”

Lokan rushed in without delay.

He can use the Berserk, but his proficiency did not rise well in that state. It’s still a time for growth, so I’m going to leave it as a last resort.

That’s why I chose it quickly and quickly!

Before they did a pincer attack, I decided to dig in first and destroy each one.

“Wow!”When Rokhan’s eyes gleamed, they attacked them in a convulsive manner. It’s like a fight between invaders and guardians, but it doesn’t matter. Because he is an aggressor.

Lokan slit the head of a blue wolf that ran at each other, and burst out with an exhilarating laugh.

“Feel so good!”

Humanoid monsters sometimes have secondary jobs, but other monsters have unconditionally enhanced racial characteristics.

Because of that, most users unfamiliar with the animal’s movements had difficulties, but Lokan was different. Because he was the one who fought countless battles with beasts, beasts, undead, and other forms of beasts he had never seen before.

The movements of those who were not even level 100 at all were so obvious that even if their abilities were ahead of them, they were confident that they would kill them.

“Heh heh heh heh!”

And it went straight to War Cry. Thanks to the Lion King’s sealed helmet effect, he killed them all at once.

It instilled fear in the instincts of the beast, and made the whole Qingming Lake tremble, not just them.

“Shoulder Charge!”

Koo!

The heavy body of the bloody bear collapsed with a heavy impact sound like a car crashing. His chest was sunken and his front paws, which had been about to slam wildly, lost their strength and faltered.

The others were no exception. Even if they ran away on their own, in a situation where they might not let go, those who were swept away by madness and attacked like fire moths could never be Rokhan’s opponents.

In an instant, the surroundings became a sea of ​​blood, and their blood flowed into Cheongmyeong Lake.

-Who is polluting the lake?

“Damn it.”

At that time, the spirit of Rokhan, who had been drunk with the heat of battle, returned. The moment their red blood flowed into the clear blue lake, a certain voice was heard from the lake.

[Lake Knight Artwight][Lv 100]

The guardian of Cheongmyeong Lake showed a sign of anger and got up.

Its body, made of lake water, soon took its proper shape.

It gradually changed from a spirit-like appearance to a real human form, showing hostility toward Lokan.

“I forgot this.”

It is said that the setting was that a knight who loved the spirit of the lake long ago swore to remain a guardian even when he died.

This is because Trinshik’s graduation level is level 100.

It was okay to not have to achieve a certain level to transition from Cton to the trin, but breaking out of the trin was different.

If a person who did not reach level 100 accidentally deviated from the trin, he could not do anything and just die and then come back.

The meaning of level 100 was that great, and the difference in force between level 99 and level 100 was huge.

“Should I bounce and come back?”

So, it wasn’t unusual for Lokan to be burdened with him. In terms of stats alone, he had already reached level 100, but the strength of level 100 is not just based on stats.

It was because he had a combination skill.

The existence of a combination skill that can be created by combining the skills obtained from the 1st job and the 2nd job with one’s own actions made the overwhelming difference in power.

Therefore, even Lokan could not guarantee victory and thought of escaping. Once you leave Cheongmyeong Lake and come back, the knights of the lake will disappear.

“You don’t have to deal with this guy already.”

Even if it wasn’t Artwight, I had to fight a level 100 monster at any time. Because that is the condition of the 3rd job change.

To catch a level 100 monster with level 99, and thus prove your skills.

There were a lot of people who couldn’t do it and were stuck with their ankles for a long time and couldn’t get out of the way.

But it didn’t have to be now. I don’t know if it will be applied retroactively later, but for now, this guy was a beggar.

The difficulty level is that among the level 100 monsters around the Trinshik, there are no items to drop on the top-class subjects other than the ‘Essence of the Lake’ japtem.

“… … wait ”

A hypothesis popped up in Rokhan’s mind, having thought about it up to that point.

If the purpose of the Materian is to study the purifying power of Cheongmyeong Lake, what role can the essence of the lake play?

Recalling that he could not achieve a useful achievement by moving only as he wanted the quest, Lokan returned the body he had turned to escape.

He radiated bloody momentum towards himself, and as if he had no choice but to face the knight of the lake approaching, he raised his battle axe.

“Well, let’s try it!”

Come to think of it, there was nothing I couldn’t do. Compared to level 99, the weak armor could be covered with one of the Lion King’s sealed helmets, and the weak attack power of the weapon could be covered with the title effect to some extent.

Moreover, the stats were higher than at the time when they were raised to level 99 normally.

It is a pity that his proficiency is lacking, but he also seemed to be able to do something with his own experience.

“Come on, you tuberculosis bastard!”

– Those who polluted the lake, apologise with death!

The knight of the lake rushed straight ahead without delay.

The moment he landed on the ground from the lake, he lost his ‘Blessing of Immortality’, but the splendor of level 100 didn’t go anywhere.

He slammed into Lokan with a fierce force he had never faced before, and immediately cast a powerful slash.

– Aqua Slush!

“Fuck, is it a combination skill from the start?”

The lake knight was a tertiary job that was a combination of a knight and a spirit man. Thanks to this, the Force and the power of the Spirit dwelled in his sword at the same time, and Lokan flew away without even thinking of colliding with it.

“Leaf Attack!”

There was no target for attack. It was just to get out of his range by jumping.

Rokhan’s body, which slammed into the ground in a hurry, jumped over a distance of 10 metres, and quickly rotated his body into his defensive position.

His combination skills were scary, but the power of ‘force’ that can be learned from the 3rd job change was also absolute. It’s not as good as the ‘Aura’ that can be learned later, but it’s a basic skill that can greatly amplify attack power by putting mana into the weapon.

It’s only level 100, so it can’t be maintained for a long time, but attention was needed as it is a skill that can be turned on and off instantly.

However, Lokan had a skill that could offset it.as soon as… … .

“Berserk!”

Although the Force does not reside by using the Berserk, the greatly enhanced attack power will not be pushed even if it collides with the Force-infused sword.

Kaang! Kaang! gang! gang!

Of course, every time the weapons collided with each other, the durability was greatly reduced.

‘Oh, my repair bill!’

However, even while he was heartbroken by the repair cost of Battle Ax that was being destroyed, Lokan shone sharply.

He felt that the battle itself was worthwhile, even though his vitality was dropping due to the magic damage that was added little by little each time he collided with the weapon.

– Aqua Slush!

“dash!”

Then, the only thing to be careful about was the combination skill. Since it is an attack power that has no answer if it is taken head-on, he avoided it by using a dash or leaf attack and aimed at a gap in the reverse direction.

“Shoulder Charge!”

– Aqua Guard!

Koo!

A combination skill of a sword shield and aqua shield that covers a large aqua slush instead of focusing on the power of one shot.

Lokan bit his lip at the combination skill of a man who is sincere in all workshops. He endured the sharp pain of the shoulder blades made of forest lizardman’s leather and pushed his body further towards him.

“ね!”

Wow!

Since he was wearing a Berserk anyway, his vitality was good no matter what. As long as you don’t have your neck cut off or your heart pierced, you can recover as much as you want after the skill is over.

As Lokan threw his body more violently, his defense skill was broken.

As he was pushed away from strength and power, the sword bounced and his posture was disturbed.

“strike!”

– Escape!

The moment Lokan, who had broken through the defense, squeezed his strength and tried to drive the ax into him, his third combination skill was activated.

An escape skill similar to the one built into Lokan’s Ring. Attack and defense, and even survival period, the cooldown was long, but it was to grant the ability to dodge only once.

It was a passage that showed that Artwight, the Knight of the Lake, was not called the strongest among level 100 monsters for nothing.

“It’s dirty, it’s dirty.”

Knowing this, Rokhan prepared to attack again, even though he ate his mouth as if it were a pity.

Since he already knew what his combination skills were, he also knew that he could no longer avoid it.

“Then let’s do it right now.”

Lokan smiled at the Atwight, who had nowhere else to retreat.