[So what are you going to do?]
[If you’re going to catch a Sagwi, go to the Red Sagwi Zone instead. It’s a bit tougher, but with Lily’s specs, it’s enough. Yep.]
[Let’s go to the Red Sagwi. There are a lot of mobs there.]
[Let’s go!]
[Should I guide you?]
“No. I’m not planning to catch Sagwi anymore.”
Sagwi is the easiest to catch, but I’ve been catching the thousandth Sagwi, and it’s getting boring.
So I have no choice but to aim for something stronger.
[What’s good at that level?]
[Will-o’-the-wisp, let’s go!]
[How about cloud will-o’-the-wisps? There’s a lot of mobs there for sure.]
[Isn’t that a hunting ground where you absolutely can’t catch AD?]
[Seriously, if you’re not a magic dam, the damage won’t even go through.]
[That could just be tackled with strong physical damage.]
“Will-o’-the-wisp?”
There’s a will-o’-the-wisp in a fantasy game?
Orcs and elves, sure, but a will-o’-the-wisp is too Eastern, isn’t it?
Especially when this isn’t even an Eastern fantasy game.
As I questioned it, the already lively chat window suddenly erupted.
[Yep.]
[The producer is a bit biased towards Korea, so that’s why.]
[It’s just a hodgepodge of fantasy lmao.]
[There are a ton of other types besides will-o’-the-wisps. Orcs and elves are the main ones, but they’re somewhat of a side story.]
[Wow… the voice is insane.]
[The main line is just your typical fantasy, with events sprinkled in.]
[So when will Yena and the special stream happen again?]
[Lol, right?]
[Please turn on the sponsorship.]
“…….”
Some people are eager to explain, but there are plenty who only talk about themselves.
I filtered out the ones crossing the line and just took in the bits and pieces worth hearing.
A will-o’-the-wisp… A creature I’ve never seen before.
It weirdly sparks my pride.
“Let’s go.”
■
Oh, poor child.
Hey, are you leaving that early?
Be careful of the region where the cloud crawls.
Check the path you’re taking once more, and then check again.
Be careful. And be careful again.
If you let your guard down even a little…
The will-o’-the-wisp, laden with clouds, will swallow you whole.
■
Following the viewers’ chat directions, I arrived at the spot where the will-o’-the-wisp was.
The region known as the Fire of Cloudland.
As soon as I stepped in, I felt something swirling beneath me along with a scorching glow.
Something containing the fervor of verdant heat.
“?”
I brushed away the force that seemed to pull me and leaped high into the sky.
Then I landed back down in front.
And once again, I landed forward.
Before the cloud-like smoke pulled my body, I sprang forward again.
[?]
[Seriously dodging well]
[Is it a jumper? Just ignoring the set route and passing by]
[LOL]
[Wow, I don’t think even Jump Enhancement would do that.]
[How did you do that?]
I glanced at the chat window while avoiding the cloud trying to wrap around my ankle.
Seemingly a bit angry, the cloud lunged out directly to bind my ankle.
I swung my spear and cut through the cloud.
“Just jump, you know?”
[No, that’s not what I’m asking LOL]
[???: Just do it?]
[How do you cut a cloud;;]
[Jump enhancement doesn’t mean it’ll work…]
[Seeing this, Body Enhancement looks really good. Should I roll for Lise too?]
[Info) The cloud itself is a monster, so cutting it is not impossible. It’s actually impossible to cut Deoen’s cloud.]
‘No way, clouds can be cut.’
In the brief fight between the Celestial and Demon Races, if ‘Sky’ got cut, that statement wouldn’t hold.
Hmm, looking again, I really am a weakling.
Just surviving among those insane monsters is commendable.
“It seems we’re getting close.”
After running for a while, the cloud no longer grabbed my feet.
In the distance, the green fire appeared on the circular ground surrounded by the Woonjung.
A massive flame created by gathering small blue fires.
Upon closer inspection, there were also smaller and medium-sized flames in the far distance.
[The Goblin King is here too]
[Can we catch Lily?]
[If we caught Kroctus, it shouldn’t be impossible?]
[Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily!]
[Lily should be caught with one hand.]
“…First.”
Let’s test my skills.
I charged at the frontmost will-o’-the-wisp, holding a green spear.
Upon seeing me, the will-o’-the-wisp changed from blue to red.
Bouncing like a slime, the will-o’-the-wisp grew larger like a lion devouring its prey.
Smack!
Fire met spear, and the flames lost their balance and scattered upon impact.
The scattered flames merged back into other flames, creating a larger fire.
Even as I felt a bit puzzled, I continued to slash at the will-o’-the-wisp with my spear.
The will-o’-the-wisps kept growing larger.
[It has begun]
[LOL]
[Going for the fire ball~]
[This king is going to get HUGE LOL]
[LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL]
The will-o’-the-wisps are like slimes.
The difference is that they are gas, not a semi-solid or liquid, and they are gradually absorbed by the other surviving kin.
“Has it been about half the time since I dealt with the fires? Before I knew it, the will-o’-the-wisps grew three times larger than the flames in front of me.
A chat caught my attention.
[At this rate, I won’t be able to kill them in one shot, lol.]
“……”
Creak.
I twist the green spear once.
Three will-o’-the-wisps are approaching me.
Their size has tripled, but their power has grown fivefold or more.
But what does that matter?
‘That’s not how you use a spear, little Saintess. To think you consider the blood of the Celestial Race merely as body enhancement.’
Look closely. The Celestial Race is known as the clan of the spear.
If one spear isn’t enough? Then I’ll unleash a far stronger spear strike.
‘Useless memories.’
I erase the recollection that gnaws at Lily.
The twisted spear shoots toward the will-o’-the-wisps as if propelled.
No, it didn’t fly.
The spear is still held in Lily’s hand, and the Silphid ring she wears is also channeling power into the spear.
Yet, it spins with such incredible speed that it’s not an exaggeration to say it flew, piercing through the will-o’-the-wisps.
Bam! The will-o’-the-wisps, three times larger, are instantly incinerated, and the surrounding will-o’-the-wisps can’t withstand the force and lose their shape.
In an instant, the will-o’-the-wisps stopped absorbing.
[……?]
[Wow.]
The chat also fell silent.
■
“…Insane. What was that?”
“Um… isn’t that ‘Spear Tornado’?”
“…The one used by a 3rd rank spearman?”
Dressed in black robes and hoods to target Lily’s belongings and money behind the Unglyung region, the so-called Banded swallowed hard upon witnessing the technique Lily displayed.
In places like towns or neutral zones, attacking fellow users is forbidden, but in hunting grounds or unprotected paths, PK is definitely possible.
Of course, just because they PK and kill people doesn’t make them evil or bad.
PK is ultimately a game element, and the game company encourages such actions.
But there are penalties for such behavior.
If you PK, you first get the title of ‘Raider’ and provoke the ire of various towns and NPCs.
Moreover, if you PK excessively, you might end up with a bounty and be hunted by ‘bounty hunters.’
Certain guilds will outright eliminate raiders regardless of the reason.
“Man…”
Despite the drawbacks, there are plenty of rewards to be gained through PK, which is why numerous Banded flood Deoen.
The leader of the Banded group called ‘Hand It Over’ scratched his head.”
“Hand it over for now,” the captain of the Banded scratched his head.
“I was just trying to sneak a ring from the Silphid… but it seems hopeless. I’ll die if I put on the mask right now.”
“Looks like body enhancement is pretty good. Ah, should I roll for Risena too?”
“Stop talking nonsense. Do you know how much we’ve leveled this up?”
“Ah~ just joking.”
A long-haired member of the Banded chuckled and used “primitive vision” to glare at Lily.
She’s really pretty.
Insanely pretty.
How fun would it be to live with a face like that?
Even though she was also wearing a virtual face, the Lily before him was so stunning that it made him forget such thoughts.
She toyed with a sharp dagger.
“Let’s kill her first. I don’t like her face.”
“Huh? She’s just pretty, what’s your problem?”
“True. Jack is right. Besides, I don’t think we can take her out in one shot, let’s bail. It’d be bad to have our faces on a broadcast for no reason.”
As the captain and his subordinate got up, she pointed the sharp dagger toward Lily.
“Uncle, listen well. That girl is still making money off the broadcast.”
With a flick of the dagger, Lily’s face was faintly revealed.
It was a dagger made from a special material, not your ordinary iron.
The captain nodded.
“Plus, Yena got gold from that girl. She probably couldn’t turn it all into cash.”
“True.”
“Right, ma’am.”
“So! That money! Even if we take just 10%, that’s 50 coins! One million won!”
One million won from a single raid.
What a profitable business.
Moreover, though it’s a matter of chance, there’s also the possibility of getting the valuable Silphid’s ring.
“Well, selling it might be an issue… but I can just throw it at the black market.”
The woman grinned.
The captain and his subordinate shook their heads, as if accustomed to her.
Though her mental state sometimes seems a bit off, her skills are solid.
That’s why, despite conducting numerous raids, she had never once become a target for anyone.
“I know your skills are top-notch, but how are you going to catch her? If you can’t kill her in one hit, we’ll immediately get a death sentence. Then this life will be over.”
“That’s easy.”
The dagger shook.
It was very sharp but also lit up what was far away.
“This will be enough.”
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