It’s been seven days since the World Boss appeared.
Talikal has literally turned into a holy land.
Numerous troops have gathered at Talikal, and Letess’s territory is bustling with users like a mercenary guild.
The lord of the territory spared no effort to catch the dragon of the snowy mountain.
It’s no surprise that users are coming in to strike it rich.
While the kingdom and other mercenaries had a clear goal of defeating the dragon of the snowy mountain, the users had a slightly different focus.
The users’ goals can be broadly divided into four categories.
The first is to stack “shares” for the impossible dragon hunt.
The World Boss’s rewards are determined based on the shares during the hunt, and the more shares you accumulate, the more valuable the rewards become.
Here, “shares” doesn’t only mean dealing fatal damage or playing a crucial role in the hunt.
“It’s the little things.”
In other words, no matter how tough the 135-level invulnerable monster is, every buff given to the raid party or each wound inflicted on the boss increases your shares.
“I’m a level 50 priest~ I can provide attack and defense buffs~”
“I’m a level 41 spirit master! I’ll help you reach the summit with a wall of fire!”
“I can take you to the top without consuming any stamina with my guardian buff. I’m a level 47 guardian.”
Some are loitering at the entrance of the snowy mountain, trying to join the raid parties to stack shares in the form of “attack support.”
“One advanced instant recovery potion… and 30 mana potions. Is that correct?”
“Looks like you’re short on equipment. Use this.”
“Do you need anything else?”
There are also users setting up tents or makeshift buildings like a shop, sitting down to support the raid party with supplies in a “supply support” form.
Usually, those in production jobs that have nothing to do with hunting conduct this, and supply support also counts as shares for rewards.
The second goal is the most external one: the “raid party.”
A group of rankers and skilled players gathered en masse to catch the frozen cold Sugarado; they enter the raid based on the previous “support.”
But it doesn’t mean much.
“This is insane.”
“…Total wipe?”
“No, not the experience points again…”
The World Boss possesses overwhelming strength.
No matter how well-prepared and capable you are, you can’t deal significant damage.
If you’re lucky, it might just leave a scratch.
The icy scales do not take any attack as a fatal hit, and the breath erases everything in the snowy mountain.
As a result, most raid parties are giving up on the “strategy” and concentrating only on stacking shares.
“Just focusing on the game.”
“Only players in single digits will catch it, right?”
“So far, it’s been the same old type of World Boss raid.”
“But from the third one, it was a bit different.”
“Rumble…”
“If we catch that guy, it counts as taking down a World Boss?”
“Yeah! We need to take it down fast before Lily arrives!”
The user who sealed Sugarado in the snowy mountain is ranked second unofficially.
An 인기 streamer with hundreds of thousands of live viewers.
A spearmen wielding a spear, a warrior swinging a hammer, a mage casting spells, and an assassin handling daggers…
“If it comes, won’t we be done for?”
“Exactly, we need to kill it before it shows up.”
A duo of masked assassins sneaked into the mansion where Lily is staying.
Lily spends most of her time in Talikal and rarely ventures outside unless it’s something special.
But right now, she’s heading to the capital of the kingdom for a moment.
Leaving the Hatchling behind now means they can take care of things without interruption.
The third target is the ‘Hatchling’ hunt.
A ‘weak’ entity treated the same as a World Boss.
It’s much more beneficial to take down a weak World Boss held by players than to deal with those ridiculous monsters on that snowy mountain.
Of course, if they get caught, they’ll die…
“What’s gonna happen except death?”
“I heard Hatchlings are pretty strong too.”
“Come on, it’s just a level 50 thing.”
In contrast, we’re level 70 with adequately armed assassins who’ve finished the third class.
A timid level 50 Hatchling should be no problem with our ultimate skills…
“Graaah!”
“Ugh!”
Splat!
A sudden ambush from the Hatchling burst blood from the assassin’s forearm.
The assassin’s left forearm froze quickly.
“You little brat!”
As the assassin behind swung a dagger, a dark trail of blood sliced through the Hatchling.
“Whoa!”
That was close!
Flap!
The Hatchling shot up briefly, spinning in the air, mouth wide open.
Concentrated mana emitted from its tiny mouth.
Breath.
“A mere Hatchling’s breath…”
BOOM!!!
The pure white mana engulfed the assassin, who turned into blue particles and vanished.
BANG!
The breath didn’t stop at the assassin; it obliterated the protected walls of the mansion.
Seeing the devastation it had caused, the Hatchling’s expression froze.
“You shouldn’t break those…”
“Yikes.”
“…That’s insane!”
The assassin, losing their partner, clutched their frozen left arm and tried to escape through the broken wall.
I tried to escape like this.
Bzzz…
“Fwaaa!!!”
Kwahhhh!
Until Sugarado fired another breath.
“Huff… Fwaaa…”
Having finished the job, Sugarado used his tiny hands and mouth to stick debris against the wall.
It looked all wonky, like a baby did it.
But Sugarado nodded in satisfaction and lay back down on the fluffy bed to take a nap.
Watching this from a distance, I smiled.
The man sitting across from me looked at me with questioning eyes.
“What’s the matter?”
“Guests have come to visit.”
[Frozen ?, Sugarado’s level has increased.]
[LV.53(+?)]
This must be a rare guest.
■
The history of Talikal. The guardian god of Talikal. The great heroes of Talikal, and so on.
There are many titles, but the one that represents him best is clear.
‘The Great Blacksmith.’
Whenever a crisis strikes Talikal, he always wields his hammer to find a ‘suitable person’ and creates the weapon that fits them.
The weapons made in this way allow the chosen ones to prevent destruction, and over time, the masterpieces left behind either belong to Talikal or spread to other places.
Just like these masterpieces that can only be created under special conditions, Talikal has an old legend.
‘If you gather all masterpieces, you can acquire a weapon that is close to God.’
Seven weapons based on the chosen ones.
And having obtained three of them, I was looking at a quest window.
[World / Hidden – The Legend of Talikal]
Objective – Obtain all of Drak’s great masterpieces (3/7).
Reward – ? Provided.
What I have are the Blue Guardian, the Red Guide, and the Green Hermit.
Each is a masterpiece made of a ring, gloves, and a dagger, while the remaining four are divided among users.
“First, what I have is this Black Destroyer. As you can see, it’s a weapon made just for me.”
Blak, who was facing the VIP room in the Royal Castle of Tal, showed off his beloved Black Destroyer.
A massive, crescent-shaped black greatsword.
The greatsword isn’t really related to me, but I definitely need it to clear the quest.
Noticing my gaze, Blak cleared his throat and tucked the greatsword into space.
[Give it to me]
[Hahahahaha]
[Ah, I have to clear the world quest ;]
[“Give it here”]
[If you’ve come this far, you should give it to me, lol]
[Weren’t you here to give it to me?]
[Hahahahahahahaha]
“…The rest are all held by rankers in the top 100. Since it’s a mythical item, you can’t get it unless you’re at a certain level.”
“Are they all divided among different people?”
“That’s right. In reality, it’s nearly impossible to collect them. Even if you offer money, no one would sell.”
Rankers are already assets worth tens of billions.
Who would part with a mythical item that’s near impossible to obtain for just a few bucks?
“Black gave you the Blue Guardian, didn’t he?”
“Well, I think the mock siege war is worth that much.”
Black said with a grin.
I heard that both Deoen and reality gained a lot from the popularity and impact of this mock siege war.
Even giving up a mythical item would probably be a worthwhile deal.
“So what about the greatsword?”
“This one’s a bit…”
Black unconsciously glanced at the space where the greatsword was.
Unlike the Blue Guardian, it seems the Black Destroyer is his main weapon, so it can’t be done.
It seems it would be difficult to get it right now.
‘Unless I collect all 6.’
“If there’s a way, there are two. One is to probabilistically rob it through PK, but that’s essentially impossible. The people you’d rob are not ones you can easily take from, and Lady Lily wouldn’t do that.”
“….”
“Lady Lily?”
“Right.”
“You seem to be reacting slowly.”
“Not at all.”
I do not raid.
If I did, it would just be an act of receiving compensation.
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Seems like you would do it though]
[Lily is too kind for that]
[Raider Lily;;]
[Seems like she often does raid; kinda weird]
[???: One more]
[Isn’t stealing two mythical items not raiding?]
[Whoa]
[PK criminal Lily is a bit scary…]
[Banded Lily ㄷㄷㄷ]
[Lily wouldn’t do that]
[She might threaten though ㅋㅋ]
“If it’s not PK, then ultimately, we have to persuade them. Even if it means offering a great cost.”
“Um… but you know why I called you, right?”
“Yes.”
The reason I specifically called Black, who is busy preparing for the raid.
“How did you meet Drak?”
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