The black horse living on the plains has red horns.
The horns are about 20cm long and rise sharply like a sharp spear.
They weren’t born with them.
Black horses are born and grow up without horns, eventually meeting death without them.
An inevitably ongoing cycle of life and death. A loop of continuity.
Vroom.
The cycle was broken when a horse unlike any seen before appeared on the plains.
Not a black horse like themselves, but a ‘red horse.’
With the appearance of the red horse, the black horses were wary and kept their distance.
Had it only been a difference in color, they might not have been so suspicious.
The issue was the long horn on the forehead of the red horse.
Just seeing that threatening, sharply rising horn was enough to instill fear in everyone.
But the red horse didn’t care.
The red horse continued to try to blend into the herd, and after quite a long period of effort, it succeeded in joining the black horse herd.
Screech…
But perhaps due to the long time spent, by the time the red horse was recognized by the black horses, their lifespans had long since run out.
The only one who had remained unchanged was the red horse, born with a long lifespan.
Watching its friends die, the red horse thought, “Will I have to build new ties with the next generation once these die?”
The newly born black horse children still fear the red horse.
The sharply rising horn seems like it could stab them, and the red body appeared incredibly fierce.
By the time that next generation grows up and understands it, they’ll naturally return to the ground and repeat what’s been done until now.
The painfully obvious and brutally cruel cycle of continuity.
Having been outside of that for a long time, the red horse finally made a choice.
“…If the problem is that I’m the only one outside, then let’s all break free together.”
Not exactly a great choice.
In the end, isn’t it drawing others into that curse as well?
I dispatched a black horse with red horns that made up about 30% of its body in red, checking the quest story.
It seems this phenomenon on the plains started from the red horse’s water ghost operation.
While discussing the story background with the viewers, I asked the Wind Rapid Blade, who was diligently hunting with a buff from me, what he thought about the background and the red horse.
The wind rapid blade kid naturally retrieved his sword and replied.
“Story’s boring.”
[LOL]
[Same old kid]
[No way, the story’s boring for sure LOL]
[Jammin Special) I absolutely never read game stories]
[Ah haha, just give me the scenery and the money]
[For real, can’t you just let me hit it once?]
“In the end, the culprit behind the black horse being revived with horns is the red horse… then if we defeat the field boss, the resurrection should stop, right?”
“Nope. The resurrection keeps going even if we defeat the field boss.”
“Really?”
“Yep. I know because I tried it last time with my brother and sister. We’ve already defeated it more than four times.”
The little kid lived up to their name and slashed the black horse like a whirlwind blade.
So, it seems that the death of the red horse isn’t the purpose of clearing after all.
The red horse is the cause, but it continues to resurrect even after being killed.
To completely stop the resurrection, we need to eliminate whatever the red horse has invoked…
“…Wait. The field boss resurrects?”
“Yep.”
“For real?”
“Seriously, I caught it last time.”
A field “boss” resurrects? That’s a whole different level of nonsense.
For normal monsters, it’s one thing, but bosses resurrecting is something you hardly ever see.
Especially if resurrection is a part of a pattern; in dungeons that reset every time, there’s no case where they give out experience and loot again.
[Huh?]
[Wait, why does the field boss resurrect?]
[Field boss regen is a bit much.]
[Man, it was chilling like a crazy dog.]
[Field boss regen, what the hell, hahaha.]
[What kind of guild hunting ground is this? I’m going to smash it now.]
[Pretty rude, honestly.]
“Are you sure you aren’t mistaking it for an epic monster while thinking it’s a field boss?”
“I can’t believe you don’t believe me. See you later, then.”
The Wind Rapid Blade hurriedly rode over to the place we had just looked at.
As the cave brightens, a red horse twice the size of the black horse raises its horns and watches us.
Whoosh…
[Sharp Horn, the red horse is on guard against you.]
[LV.88]
There really is a field boss.
“See? It’s really there.”
“It’s real.”
The name, the level, and the energy felt.
They’re all characteristics only found in boss-level monsters.
“Can we take it down now?”
“It’s not a ‘yes’… because I’m going to get the last hit, so you absolutely must not kill it! Understand?!”
“Elimination quest?”
“Correct.”
[They want you to get the last hit?]
[I want to smack that tone for real, haha.]
[Let’s just kill both the boss and this Jammin and bounce.]
[Ugh, I can’t watch this.]
[Lily’s precious co-op target is just this Jammin… sigh.]
[Let’s just let them handle it alone.]
“Shall we?”
“Then I guess deal some damage… huh?”
“Try to take it down yourself. I saw you swinging a sword a bit earlier.”
“You’re kidding me.”
“No, I can’t handle this alone. Everyone is using their restraints—”
The little kid… I mean, Wind Rapid Blade, couldn’t finish his sentence.
Numerous buffs were poured onto his body, and the previously ineffective sword now boasted stats like a legendary, mythical blade.
A striking green wind enveloped the sword, swirling conspicuously.
Wind Rapid Blade squinted, inspecting his own body.
“What the heck is this? Huh?”
“It’s a buff. It’s way stronger than before, so you should be able to take it down now.”
“Wow, insane. Awesome!”
Wind Rapid Blade charged toward the Red Horse, as if he were a middle schooler who just discovered cheat codes, leaving his own words behind.
The Red Horse had a robust body and impressive speed, but it didn’t matter.
“Too slow!”
Swish!!
The sword filled with green wind slashed at the Red Horse’s legs, causing it to soar into the air.
He jumped up too, slashing his sword multiple times before spinning it around and bringing it down once more.
“Here it comes!!”
Crash!!!
With a single strike as swift as a storm, the Red Horse was cleaved in two.
A super excited little kid emerged from the wreckage.
Looking absolutely thrilled.
“Wow, big sister, that was awesome! At this rate, all the older brothers would lose!”
“What’s your current level?”
“It was originally 61, but now it’s 62. I think it’ll go up even more once I receive the quest.”
“How much did your stats increase?”
“Um… just a second. Ah, around 300? Agility and power went up a ton.”
300.
With that kind of power, it makes sense to show off like that.
Stats aren’t everything, though.
[300?]
[Wait what? ROFL]
[Did you really just get that many upgrades?]
[Fourth-tier buffs are insane!]
[Isn’t 300 stats just plain OP?]
[So jealous.]
[Support type GOAT ;;]
[So does that mean his stats are like level 140-150 now?]
[Big brother energy ;;]
“Yes! I finished the quest.”
“Congratulations. So, you really have no more business with me now?”
“Yup. Thank you so much, big sister… huh?”
Wind Rapid Blade let out a cheer, then scratched his head and pressed the air in confusion.
Then he turned to me with a troubled expression.
“I’m screwed. Damn…”
“Why?”
“My older brother found out. He’s asking what I’m doing with Lady Lily.”
[You got caught, lol]
[Looks like the kid got caught stealing from the guild assets]
[But didn’t you say it was okay? You’re literally live on air]
[For real, lol]
“Wasn’t it obvious?”
“Ah man. I thought you’d catch on a bit later. I figured you’d be clueless since you were preparing for the raid.”
The Wind Rapid Blade, scratching his head, seemed overwhelmed by the flood of messages and ended up just closing the chat window entirely.
“I don’t know! I’ll just go home and get scolded by my brother.”
“Going home? So, you guys are siblings?”
“Oh, the guild leader is my brother. He set up all my equipment.”
So that’s why he was acting recklessly.
It was strange that no one from Jeokwol Guild came while he was off completing quests all by himself.
Even if he’s a key guild member, it wouldn’t make sense to take advantage of the main boss of the hunting ground like this.
He was running back and forth between the caves in panic and suddenly seemed to make up his mind and turned to me.
“…Alright. Since I’ve been caught, uh, older sister. Can you help me a bit more with the quest?”
“Why should I? I already helped you take down the boss.”
The only reason I’d been helping him was that he’d traded the hunting ground fee for clearing a quest.
I obliged, and with my buff, Wind Rapid Blade took down the Red Horse and cleared the quest.
There was no reason for me to help Wind Rapid Blade anymore after he cleared the quest.
“…But you promised you’d help clear the quest. There’s still more to do.”
“You should be thankful I even helped with one. You alone snatched all the rewards from the field boss.”
“I’ll share a bit with you!”
“I don’t need pocket change.”
“Ugh…”
[Greedy, aren’t you, friend?]
[You’ll get your ass kicked by your brother, lol]
[Shout louder!]
[Your brother is gonna be sooo mad, lol]
[Hahahahahaha]
“If I were your brother, I’d have seriously beaten that kid up, for real.”
[What’s the guild got to do with this?]
[Hey, Wind Wind…]
Wind Rapid Blade was deep in thought.
To continue a contract that had already ended, with no money, power, or skills to offer.
“If you’ve got nothing, then just go.”
“Ah, no! I’ll really give you a boss here!”
“Really a boss?”
“Yes!”
[Breaking news: Kid is taken to the hospital for high blood pressure…]
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