The promised 10 days had passed, and all the Geomchis’ level exceeded that of 270. They didn’t acquire any skill, as the main focus of the grind was through quests, and the lowest level the group achieved was 274.
The average level was around 279, in which Geomchi and Geomchi2 were at.
Their strength was too weak in comparison to the Unicorns and Pegasus!
This was the goal they had in mind, due to all the work they’ve put into hunting without a single moment of rest, it seemed to pay off. But in the process, the number of Geomchis declined by 60.
At moments in time, one or two died in the midst of battle until only 353 remained.
Geomchis faces were filled with shame.
“Sorry. Because of us, we may have doomed the quest.”
Geomchi2, like a man, cleanly apologized.
“It’s fine. Will it be fine, Weed nim?”
“It’ll be ok.”
Irene quickly went over to Hwaryeong. She took her place, and one could see from her drooping shoulders, that she was grieving. It’s not a lie to say between her and Geomchis’ self-esteem, she’d win out!
Nevertheless, with this drop of number from the get go, the fear of not being able to succeed the quest took a big toll on all.
“Sahyeong.”
“Yeah, Weed. I’ll accept whatever admonishment brought out.”
“No. That’s too much trouble. It was something really difficult and you’ve done the best you could.”
“Frankly, this is too damaging. Will this really be a dire consequence?”
“You don’t have to worry about the quest.”
“Is it really alright?”
“It’s been determined that our power was weaker since the beginning. But we’ll have the opportunity to join forces. “
“Thanks for easing our minds. In this quest, if there’s anything you ask, I’ll oblige.”
Geomchi2 made a firm promise.
If it’d within his power, if he said he could, then he definitely would.
Weed thought.
‘I guess for the time being, they’ll need to eat heartily.’
Geomchis are experts in battle. If there was a way to have leverage over them, it would provide a great advantage.
Even with others, if they have seen the monsters for a while, they would gain enough confidence and courage as time passed; and this time they would follow Weed’s command. After having battle this long of a while, one will always show their true color; but this was a positive one.
‘Rather, having just 60 deaths is excellent in itself.’
Weed had predicted the result to some extent. Since they were forced to undergo such a hunt while having just Irene as the sole Priest, it was a longshot.
‘Thank God we still have a lot.’
He had considered that from 100 to 170 people might die from that. If it was above the maximum number, then the severity of this, even with the newly gained levels, will definitely hinder the goal.
Without a single piece of information, to tour the unknown hunting grounds and raise their levels to that extent was a very difficult thing to do. But the toll of just 60 people to complete the given objective was an amazing thing to achieve.
-Yo. How do you assess your sahyeongs’ work?
Geomchi had learned how to skillfully use the chat whispers.
If by any chance a girlfriend who sent him a message, it’d be terrible when he doesn’t know how to reply.
Though, the only use he had through mean of sending whispers was solely to whisper Weed for food.
-Really admirable. I knew they could do it, but didn’t know it’d be this well.
-Ahem. It also exceeded my expectations.
Geomchi was pleased and did not hide it.
The instructors were roaming the battlefield leading the practitioners. The purpose of it being the quest at hand, but the loyalty between of the brotherhood strengthened as time passed.
‘Geomchi2 is the type that cares for the well-being of his boys. A deep and caring brother who knows how to treat his bros. Geomchi3’s a bit further away. He knows how to fight and can read the flow of the battle and make good judgments.’
Geomchi imminently evaluated the instructors and practitioners.
‘Geomchi4 has a strong competitive spirit; he’s fast and tough to catch. Even though it is a good thing, this could turn into impatience and spoil things.
Geomchi5’s swordsmanship relied on his Strength, so he lacks the roundedness of a player. Geomchi18? This practitioner is a surprise, he has the ability unlike other kids. He spent 17 years in the drilling halls. Even if his fencing skill’s a bit lacking, you can trust him to do some good work.’
In Royal Road, Geomchi led a crowd of hundreds into battles; whenever and wherever they explore, he tended to watch over the students to gauge their caliber and personality.
The only person who had not been fully comprehended by Geomchi was Weed.
‘Even if it’s fame through luck, maintaining it is still difficult.’
Geomchi was also informed of Weed’s past and his reputation.
Even in Continent of Magic, Weed entered difficult dungeons that nobody dared to venture, alone no less, and defeated them. He didn’t care about the attention of others as he thoroughly and silently hunted dungeons and doing quests.
At that time, his charisma was at its absolute!
Impregnable castles, penetrated.
Strength demonstrated by guilds, didn’t even came close to make him bat an eyelid.
Weed, solitarily, grew stronger constantly.
He broke through impossible and highly praised dungeons, cleaned them up as he finishes his quest; obtaining items no one had ever seen.
All previous records were revised.
There was no dungeon that could prevent Weed.
For anyone else, as if they deliberately wanted to die, they’ll charge in recklessly to fight. But for them, with each growth, the fear of death and loss of reputation increases; providing a constant challenge.
In Continent of Magic, his Reputation was also absolute.
All of the people then who knew of Weed said one thing in unison.
“Continent of Magic, the peerless Jeonshin Weed!”
One instant of this was when Weed was riding a horse through the plains. There was a crowd of thousands of people there, as the united guilds were going to war trying to dominate a kingdom; but with emergence of Weed riding his mount through them, all resigned to themselves.
As they were trying not to be obtrusive in Weed’s eyes, they became submissive in order to not obstruct him on his way.
These types of event were only one of the many anecdotes manifested.
The lone Jeonshin Weed.
He shook the heart of everyone as their fighting spirits plummeted.
But, it wasn’t in just CoM that he quickly grew stronger; Royal Road too.
‘The art of the sword. He thoroughly learned the basics of the art in just one year in the Dojang. So in Royal Road, he could reasonably harness it within here. Since in here, there are skills and stats so that anyone could utilize their body without the ultimate understanding of the art. Proactive and adaptability, he quickly identify the weakness of the opponent and uses it to decrease the difficulty of combat. With what I saw in the Dojang, it does not surprise me that he gotten strong so quickly with such fangs. Nowadays, you cannot find that kind of strength easily; the will to survive anywhere, not just the will to be strong.’
If Geomchi had fully utilized his power in Royal Road’s battle, it’d be too easy; so he didn’t necessarily did that.
He just stood nose to nose with the monsters and taking them down!
Where one could only see its tail, the sword itself was imperceptible by the human’s eyes.
There are also murderously strong monsters that wield heavy weapons.
In order to hunt these monsters, one would need considerable experiences and ability. Something that Weed had perfectly adapted to since the beginning.
The predispositions that outsiders could not see were the fighting spirit and the competitive nature.
He had no fear with monsters. The roundabout way he saw them was that they were consisted of experience points and items.
Weed, like the real weeds, grew stronger as a mean to survive in any situation.
He was already considered as a celebrity, as his broadcasts drew the crowd in frenzy.
Usually, through the conventional broadcasts, they doesn’t fervent people’s chest to any degree.
Hope, courage, struggles, and tenacity.
People were excited by Weed’s every move.
Geomchi really wanted to see Weed’s true nature.
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