Usually wandering like lost souls in the mountain behind Morata Village, Wolves! Their wild instincts sparkled as they acted in packs eating animals nearby, however, the Wolves trembled at the advent of Weed.
‘This wicked bastard......’
‘He’s looking at us as food.’
‘He ate our parents. My mother met her end at his hands, he didn’t even leave the leather. Woof woof.’
‘My brother got cooked whole. He has returned.’
Weed’s high fighting spirit!
It had the effect of decreasing morale of monsters similar to or lower than his level. In addition, Weed hunted Wolves several times already. For monsters, Wolves have fairly high intellect and excellent memory. Hunting and extracting the meat and bone, then stripping off the leather for sewing, the Wolves did not forget the cruelty of Weed and trembled in fear.
‘Still, we are wolves.’
‘To protect our pride.’
Woof woof woof!
The Wolves rushed as a pack while Weed lightly drew his sword.
“Moonlight Sculpting Blade!”
The enhanced and definitive version of the Sculpting Blade! A sword of serene light. With a far longer range, Weed brandished the sword of light and slaughtered the Wolves. Weed’s level could not be compared to before, Wolves originally weren’t even considered as opponents.
Slaughter!
He separated bones, meat and leather of the Wolves he caught on the spot.
Seoyoon simply watched.
Weed gently told her.
“Don’t just stand there and watch, help me.”
Seoyoon didn’t say anything. But through her eyes the feeling of sorry was passed. She felt sorry for Weed suffering alone in this cold weather, but if the Wolves did not attack her first, she would not attack them. Weed shook his head.
‘This person can’t be called an ally.’
Somehow he needed to improve his position over Seoyoon through power, because if she just folds her arms every time there’s a fight, it won’t be helpful. The predicament was enough to put pressure on him.
Like the saying being powerless is a sin, Seoyoon’s fighting ability was far superior to Weed’s.
Weed was still struggling in the early level 300s. In order to proceed with the previous quest, he inevitably had to give life to sculptures so his levels hadn’t risen.
‘Wouldn’t have made it through the quest if I didn’t grant life to sculptures.’
Though he hunted hard in the recent months, because of this reason his level didn’t rise. Still, while his level went up and down, various skill masteries went up. Getting hit by monsters whenever he had time also raised his toughness a lot.
Weed’s method of faithfully raising stat and skill mastery built up substantial foundation, so it wasn’t some unspeakable plight like no income at all. Stats and skills certainly help when hunting monsters. But Weed surmised Seoyoon’s level was at least in the late 300s.
‘Maybe even over 400.’
Hermes Guild’s BardRay unveiled his level at his coronation. Surprisingly, his level was revealed to be no less than 412. In Royal Road and on the Internet, there was a lot of excitement. Even when considering the amount of time passed after his level was known to be in late 300s, his level up speed was still fairly rapid.
‘Probably because the guild is herding monsters for him. As the head of the Hermes Guild, of course he’s receiving benefits.’
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Actively utilizing supplies and equipment, as well as collecting information on hunting grounds. Blacksmiths crafted for him and Bards were always on standby. In addition, in most of the battles BardRay would deliver the finishing blow to the monsters. Receiving such strong support, it was no surprise his fast leveling speed remained unchanged.
Originally, BardRay was a famous gamer in other games. There were a lot of forces that would follow him. In Continent of Magic, those who followed BardRay were very common.
Weed did not clash with BardRay because he was the first to quit the game. BardRay in Continent of Magic was one of the top 5 Warriors and his guild was the strongest force there. According to an unconfirmed rumor, his actual fortune was so enormous you could hear the sound of wealth.
The scene of BardRay revealing his level at his coronation brought about a large topic in the Hall of Fame. Not only that, all game broadcasters treated it as a major news issue. Furthermore, the revenue of bars and pubs in Versailles Continent increased by more than 5 times.
“Bastard looks good at whatever he does.”
“We slowly walk and he just flies off the shelves quickly.”
“I’m still level 357. When will I be over 400?”
Bitter soreness!
Crowds tried to resolve their so called bitterness with alcohol. Immediately known up to the present, BardRay received all their attention. King of the Continent. Officially named Emperor, he challenged for supremacy with with his apparent ability. Of course, Hermes Guild’s scale and breadth of their forces had just as many enemies.
In the wide Versailles Continent, though not as strong as BardRay, users with the level to restrain him numbered at least a dozen people. There was also quite a lot of tension between Hermes and other guilds. Single guilds capable of standing against Hermes were only 7, but when considering guild alliances, more than 15 were able to deal with Hermes’ hegemony.
Although not as desired, all users in Versailles Continent focused their attention on BardRay. They all envied the strongest on the continent. Such was the person BardRay.
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‘The Dark Gamers Union revealed combat videos. Compared to the Mercenaries in the late level 380s, Seoyoon was by far stronger. The monsters the Mercenaries took quite a while to hunt, Seoyoon would murder in an instant.’
Depending on the method of battle and the primary used skills according to the hunt, a speed difference was bound to occur. But even when considering those points, Seoyoon was far stronger than Weed himself.
‘Between a minimum of 390 to beyond 400. It probably won’t stray too far from that range.’
An estimation made by Weed. Comparing combat abilities based on monsters would probably not be wrong. Combat abilities rarely went counter to his eyes’ intuition. As such, he couldn’t force Seoyoon to do this and that. He needed to make her into a companion who would help him voluntarily.
‘It’ll be pathetic if I get beaten by a girl!’
Weed spoke in an insinuating tone passing through. Like a merchant selling self-preservation food!
“You never ate Northern Wolves before right?”
“......?”
“Actually, they’re so thin they don’t have much meat. Their bones are uselessly strong too. But the taste is incomparable. This is an absolutely true story!”
“......”
“Firmness and longevity together in the meat. The pleasure of eating after carefully separating them from the bone!”
Weed reproduced the appearance of tearing ribs with both hands. Truthfully, Wolf Galbi covered in spices was the best. Weed licked his lips imitating the feeling of not being able to forget the taste ever again. Weed added these final words.
“And the delicacy that comes from immersing the bones later on. Drinking one sip of the piping hot broth in the cold is just……..”
Seeuk.
Listening up to that point, Seoyoon headed toward wolves with her sword unsheathed. Meaning to hunt. Without a single flaw, clear eyes and white jade like skin, her beauty was only really expressed in the morning dew.
After Seoyoon went out and hunted Wolves, Weed extracted the leather, meat and bones from the bodies of the Wolves. With the proper division of labor, they could gather food ingredients quickly.
“We can eat for a long time with this much.”
Weed smiled with satisfaction as he looked at his bag full of Wolf meat. In the past, he had the experience of feeding dozens of Paladins. The Paladins liberated from the statues. To handle even 1 more growing mouth, he had to increase hunting. Through it, he learned of locations where you can gather lots of meat. That memory was helpful even now.
Weed didn’t gather Wolf meat only.
“Cannot eat only one thing for too long.”
You would be concerned about loss of appetite as well as the dish effects. If you eat only food made from the same ingredients, its efficiency will reduce until it dies.
Cooking Wolf meat dishes was simple. You either boil or grill it. Eating Wolf meat dishes increases health by 300 and increases strength and vitality by 20. It also has the advantage of making health regeneration 2% faster than usual and improved fighting spirit.
But when eating only similar foods, the cooking effects are reduced until it only gives the feeling of fullness. At such times, other delicacies are needed to provoke the taste buds.
“This way.”
Weed took Seoyoon and Alveron and went beyond the mountain behind them. There was very broad ice path. The land did not consist of soil and stone but of pure ice! Originally, this area was a huge flowing river. However, due to the far too low temperature, thick ice covered it.
“Well then, let’s go get something to eat.”
Weed along with Seoyoon and Alveron walked to the center of the ice.
“…….?”
Seoyoon and Alveron were both curious. Basically, food ingredients are bought at stores. It was usually enough to buy from there. Few people had become proficient enough in the Cooking skill to obtain ingredients from the wild like Weed. In addition, the thick, frozen ice was devoid of any kind of herbs or fruits. To make matters worse, there was not even 1 monster nearby. So preparing food in a place like this sounded like nothing but nonsense.
Shuaaaaa!
Tremendous winds were blowing.
Kuleuleuleu.
The ground rang minutely.
‘What’s this?’
Something unknown. It wasn’t like earthquakes did not happen in Versailles Continent. But the situation around seemed far too peaceful. The mountain they just came down from did not shake even the slightest bit, gradually their bodies moved toward the minute sound.
‘No way.’
After looking downward, Seoyoon’s face became pale. Below the thick ice, rapids were flowing! A huge river