Acquired the EX-class attribute ‘Transcendence Copy’

66 – Mercenary’s duel

The purpose of my visit to the ‘assholes’ is twofold.

One is to find mercenaries to attack the hidden area of the ‘volcanic zone’. There is no need to hide it, and that is the pure reason for not hiding it.

There are two main ways to obtain a mercenary in the ‘Legend Route’. One is to visit a mercenary guild and apply for a formal request, and the other is to personally meet a character with a mercenary job and apply for a request. In the case of the former, the price is rather expensive, and in the case of the latter, there is a problem in quickly supplying the desired mercenary.

What is located in the middle is to save mercenaries from these ‘assholes’. In particular, it is easier to find a veteran mercenary than the mercenary guild, so most of them visit this place rather than the guild when they need to find a mercenary later in the game.

The mercenary NPC on standby in ‘Assholes’ is different every time. In other words, this also applies to some degree of luck. This was a part that had to rely on the prayer meta even in-game because the luck value was not applied.

There were three mercenaries who caught my eye when I visited ‘The Fools’. Gatling the rapid fire, Messerschmitt the bombardment, and Cain the coward.

Rapid Fire Gatling is a shooter-type mercenary with good cost-effectiveness. He is a B-class mercenary, but the cost to hire is not very expensive, and he is a friend who is widely used in high-level dungeon raids because he complies with both sustained and burst damage.

However, perhaps thanks to his compliant performance, his growth potential is poor, so his value as a mercenary may be high, but his value as a colleague is at a low level. Gatling is a pitiful mercenary who can’t get out of class B until the end of the game, no matter how much experience you give him.

The bombing Messerschmitt is better than that, but not much different. He is a swordsman class and has a reputation as a reliable tanker. His nickname among users is ‘Messerschmidt of rice soup’.

Like Gatling, it is a mercenary that is used as a card that is used for a while due to growth issues.

Originally, I would have chosen one of these two mercenaries. It’s not difficult to attack the ‘volcanic zone’ no matter which one you choose. However, a man waking up on the corner of the bar forced me to change my mind.

Coward Cain.

No, Cain, the mercenary king.

The second reason I visited the ‘Assholes’ was to meet the future mercenary king.

“Young friend. It is within the academy that the bloody spirit of the prime of life is forgiven. This is a place where the academy’s great teachers don’t exist. Surely, you don’t think that shallow position will protect you, do you?”

A temporary arena was built in front of the store. The walls of the arena are heavily intoxicated mercenaries. The spectators lined up in a circle around me, Catling, and Messerschmitt, and did not hide their delight at the occasional entertainment.

“If you withdraw your nonsense right now and apologize, I will forgive you generously. Just because a mercenary doesn’t know honor doesn’t mean he doesn’t have pride. Kid, you crossed the line.”

The rapid-fire Gatling threatens me with his bare front teeth. It’s like poking your skin with tiny needles. This is what “Living” Is all about.

“I thought you were a brave boy, but you were just an ignorant idiot. Are you dealing with us at the same time? Huh, that’s the funniest joke I’ve heard this year.”

The Messerschmitt of the bombing did not hide his life. You can feel the sense of intimidation from the way he fiddles with the handle on his back.

I applied for a duel against two B-class mercenaries at the same time. This is something that can be summed up in one word: madness. A B-class mercenary is a skilled person who can become a knight if he erases the ignorance in his head. At the level of a normal academy student, it was an opponent that could not be defeated even after dying.

Of course, that’s a normal student story. If I were a normal academy student, I wouldn’t be coming here, and I wouldn’t be putting on a performance like this.

“That’s a long story. Then, I will help you to speak less.”

Expand your shoulders, raise your head, and raise your chin. As arrogant as possible, as arrogant as possible.

“I will accept this quest from the person who defeats this cheeky little boy first. The down payment is all the silver coins I presented earlier and half of the income from clearing the dungeon.”

From a mercenary standpoint, it puts forward unconventional conditions that cannot be refused.

The medicine was quick. Greed shines through in both Gatling and Messerschmitt.

“I don’t know about anything else, but I like that hotness alone.”

Gatling clenched his fists. Originally, the Gatling’s primary weapon was the crossbow. However, if you use a crossbow here, you can injure people. Even if it’s not that, from Gatling’s point of view, he’ll think he doesn’t need to use his main weapon when he’s dealing with a kid.

“Hey, Messerschmitt!”

“Ah, I know. Are you telling me not to use weapons like you? Good. It’s because I’m not in good shape to draw my sword against a kid like that.”

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Bald Messer Schmidt removed his hand from the handle of his attitude.

If they use their main weapon, I have no choice but to struggle. However, I knew best that they wouldn’t, having cleared the ‘Legend Route’ hundreds of times. Because I was the one who developed the ‘breaking mercenary’ route in the first place.

[I can’t do that. Is there any easy way to do it?]

[Prestige-worthy work is originally the second most popular work. It’s a little more convenient if you get skills related to production.]

[What do you need to do for fame?]

[Half-forced due to use of quests or items in the second half]

[Recommended mercenary breaking route. Can be done before Chapter 3. Link attached]

[It’s a b*tch. ㄱㅅㄱㅅ]

For the future, let’s get some reputation points and use our strength.

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‘Ew! Provoking two B-class mercenaries!? Are you insane!?’

Lir thought that there was no other person in the world as bad as himself. What her life’s experience of living with a vengeance-oriented attitude gave her was the boldness to charge recklessly without thinking about her future. Her appearance in her ‘Red Lake’ was an expression of such boldness.

However, Lire had to admit it. Compared to that crazy man who was normal, she said that she herself was a humble human being.

“Khehehehe! First go bald!”

In the confrontation situation, Gatling was the one who approached John first. Being a shooter who uses a crossbow does not mean that physical ability is low. Quite the opposite.

Gatling’s nickname is ‘quick fire’.

A Gatling that overcomes the tension of a crossbow with bare hands and reloads like the wind without any auxiliary tools. If his physical ability had weakened, he would have become a single-shot Gatling instead of a rapid-fire Gatling.

“John! Article… !”

Before Lire’s voice could reach Gatling’s fist, it was directed at his face. Indeed, the speed of a B-class mercenary. Befitting a marksman whose vitality is agility, Gatling narrowed the distance with John by moving his large body as lightly as a feather.

“Haste.”

But Gatling’s fist drifted to the side. It was a tight timing.

“Whew… !”

Lire brushed his chest involuntarily. The sight of his face crumbling like bread on his butt passed his head and disappeared. Fortunately, the real John avoided Gatling’s fist properly.

“Haste!”

Gatling strengthens his body with the same buff John used. A fist on a different level than before was directed at Yohan. This time it’s a body blow.

Whoosh!

However, this attack also went nowhere. Gatling’s fists then swarmed again.

He swung his fist with tremendous speed as if to prove his nickname of rapid fire. There is no shortage of overpowering opponents purely with physical ability and speed.

“That’s Gatling in rapid fire! Even if you change your job to a gwonsa, the saying that you eat cheaply even if you are a C-class is true.”

“Did you not hear? The C-class party that Gatling had harassed the other day turned into bloody ribs. Gatling didn’t even use a crossbow back then.”

“Well, if he picks up a real weapon, his life won’t end well.”

“Yeah, by the way. That little boy Why don’t you fall down?”

Gatling’s fist blows like a desert sandstorm.

However, Yohan’s body deflected all of those fists. It was a narrow gap, but Gatling’s fist never touched John’s body.

“What is this… !”

Gatling couldn’t believe the current situation. It’s like he’s fallen into the middle of a huge labyrinth.

‘Why!? Why can’t I reach it!?’

Obviously, speed is far superior to him. He is still full of confidence that he can overwhelm opponents with pure taijutsu without even going to the crossbow. It is clear that he perfectly holds the advantage of speed, but strangely, the fist he throws out only cuts through the air.

‘This scene…. I’m used to it.’

While watching the match, Lire felt a strange sense of deja vu at the sight unfolding in front of her.

A discussion with John a while ago.

The scene unfolding in the non-geom was not much different from this one. Gatling now was Lire then, and John now was John then.

‘No way, did you read Gatling?’

After closely examining Yohan’s movements, Lire vaguely sensed the magic-like secret of evasion happening right in front of his eyes. Johann’s body moves even before Gatling’s fist goes out. And the place where John’s eyes are directed is Gatling’s feet, not his fists.

There is one thing that can be known from this.

It is said that he grasped all the patterns of John’s Gatling. So much so that even just by looking at his footwork he could infer his offense.

The answer to Gatling was in John’s head. In other words, spying on all of Gatling’s thoughts.

So, the pouring blows like heavy rain had no choice but to scatter to Mujugong Mountain.

No matter how you think about it, it is impossible with common sense. How could it be possible for someone who has studied and analyzed the person named Gatling for years to do so casually like that?

Lire had no doubt that he was a genius. It was recognized by the best sword master in the royal capital, and he felt it himself. Rir, who reached 3 stars in parring swordsmanship at an age that even his master did not expect, was clearly a genius.

However, seeing his real genius right in front of his eyes, Lire couldn’t help but doubt his own beliefs.

‘That’s a real genius… ?’

“Gap.”

Jhan took a step toward Gatling, who took a step back to smooth out the series of unsuccessful attacks. A black chain extending from his fingertips hit Gatling’s head.

“Kuk!”

Gatling collapses. At the same time, shock poured out from all sides.

“Is Gatling down!?”

“Crazy! What happened!?”

As much as the mercenaries were stunned by the idol’s sinking, Lire was stunned.

‘I even predicted a retreat….’

Anyone who thinks that the play just got a lucky blow to the back of the head of Gatling, who is simply snapping a wire, is a sewage. It was clearly visible in Lee’s eyes. It was Yohan’s play of opening the shadow chain exactly at the timing of Gatling’s withdrawal.

A genius who might surpass even his master.

There is such an existence in front of one’s eyes.

That’s also her boyfriend (very important)!!!

“……”

Leir felt his heart beat so fast that he couldn’t control it.