Chapter 73
Trinity (2)
The battle hall duel settings were finished.
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While the countdown continued, the four disciples quickly took their positions.
Their opponent was Hoon-gyo.
Almost a raid-level monster.
“Get ready!”
“Spread to the left and right!”
Ki Jae-hyuk and Oh Sun-young sent goblins and wolves to both sides.
Whoosh!
Hong A-ri released a Fire Bird (B-rank) toward the front.
Kang Ji-ho did not even bring out his main summon.
All five of his summons were healers and defense buffers!
He had completely decided to support the attacks of the other three players.
— …….
Meanwhile,
Hoon-gyo simply stood still.
He did not even draw his sword.
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Start!Start!
And when the game began—
“Charge!”
“Attack all at once!”
“Buff! Just cast the healing at full HP too!”
All the disciples’ summons rushed toward Hoon-gyo at the same time.
‘Right.’
Hong A-ri tightly clenched her fist while controlling the Fire Bird.
‘No matter how much of a monster Hoon-gyo is, how can he block that?’
There were twenty summons.
And they were not just any twenty summons.
They were summons controlled by the top rankers in Korea.
‘This is a matter of pride.’
Hong A-ri thought.
‘Maybe we can at least knock down our senior’s pride once?’
Ki Jae-hyuk and Kang Ji-ho also controlled their summons precisely,
holding a small hope.
But—
Swoosh.
When Hoon-gyo slowly drew his sword,
they felt that something was wrong.
Rumbleeeee…!
A terrifying aura rose up, and all the charging summons froze in place.
“What?”
“Gasp?!”
Even the players themselves gasped.
The pressure coming from Hoon-gyo’s body choked their breath and froze their muscles.
If even players who were not directly targeted felt this pressure, what about the summons?
— Kiiiruru…
— Kieeek!
The summons lost their will to fight just from the aura.
They escaped their players’ control and began stepping back.
But—
— …!
Hoon-gyo did not show mercy.
His lord had told him to use his strength freely, and Hoon-gyo himself also wanted to test his new power.
Tap!
He lightly jumped into the air.
Then he began gathering all his energy into the sword.
That part took exactly one second.
Ruuumbleeeee…!
The energy compressing inside was so strong that the sound of space tearing could be heard continuously.
Then—
Hoon-gyo slammed the sword down toward the center.
That was two seconds.
BOOOOOOOOM!
With a thunderous explosion, the ground flipped over.
The marble floor cracked, and clouds of dust blocked the players’ vision.
And then—
Player‘HongA−ri’–Allsummonshavebeenrecalled.Player ‘Hong A-ri’ – All summons have been recalled.
Player‘KiJae−hyuk’–Allsummonshavebeenrecalled.Player ‘Ki Jae-hyuk’ – All summons have been recalled.
Player‘KangJi−ho’–Allsummonshavebeenrecalled.Player ‘Kang Ji-ho’ – All summons have been recalled.
Player‘OhSun−young’–Allsummonshavebeenrecalled.Player ‘Oh Sun-young’ – All summons have been recalled.
That was the end.
Since the game was over, the players were automatically thrown outside.
They lay on the floor of the battle hall lobby, staring at each other.
“…What was that?”
Hong A-ri spoke with an empty expression.
“Did it really end with just one slam?”
Seriously.
How are you supposed to beat a summon like that?
No matter what, this was too much!
She narrowed her eyes and looked around.
Everyone had the same expression.
It seemed they were all thinking the same thing.
“Hahaha… wow, that’s funny.”
Ki Jae-hyuk shook his head with a bitter laugh.
“To think we even had a little hope against a monster like that…”
“Right. Why do you think our master is called JinuGod?”
Oh Sun-young smiled bitterly.
“No wonder the famous Five Emperors tremble.”
“Still, it’s hard to believe. Even if he’s the famous JinuGod, he hasn’t been a real player for that long… Yet the four of us attacking together got completely crushed. And that Hoon-gyo just now… wow.”
Ki Jae-hyuk chuckled.
It really didn’t make sense.
But Baek Jin-woo always made the impossible happen.
Step, step.
Baek Jin-woo, who had won the game, walked out last.
He looked at his watch with a relaxed expression.
“Exactly two seconds. No objections, right?”
“……”
The disciples pouted.
What a bad person!
If he was going to do that, why pretend to be generous and give them ten seconds?
If he had said three seconds, at least they would feel less disappointed…
“Don’t sulk too much.”
Baek Jin-woo laughed lightly.
Right now he was in a very good mood.
Seeing the power of Trinity with his own eyes was even better than he imagined.
“You’ll each hear some good news soon. First, Oh Sun-young.”
“Yes, Master.”
“Come see me for a moment.”
Baek Jin-woo called Oh Sun-young.
* * *
Rune Dwarf.
He had thought a lot about how to use that incredibly overpowered summon.
Right now, using the ‘Crafting’ skill, he was producing runes for players from Arirang, Baekho, Ilwol, and Carpe Diem.
But the real cheat ability of Rune Dwarf was ‘Masterpiece Crafting.’
The skill level was still only 1.
To level it up, many runes had to be created, and the materials were not easy to get.
Most of them were high-grade materials only obtainable from the Tower of Trials, and the required amounts were huge.
At first he thought about this.
What if he bought everything with massive money, crafted endlessly, and then sold them again?
But now that he thought about it again, that wouldn’t work.
Rare runes were limited edition runes.
They were extremely valuable.
Why sell something like that to others?
‘Good things should be shared with my own people.’
That way their strength increases, and they become safe enough to protect.
Listofmasterpiecesthatcanbecrafted.List of masterpieces that can be crafted.
Berserk(Rare),Omni(Rare),Howling(Rare),Emperor(Rare),Trinity(Unique)Berserk (Rare), Omni (Rare), Howling (Rare), Emperor (Rare), Trinity (Unique)
These were the runes he could currently craft.
Among them, Baek Jin-woo paid attention to the Howling (Rare) rune.
RuneRune
Grade:HighestGrade(Rare)Grade: Highest Grade (Rare)
— Limited to 100 runes worldwide.
SetEffect:HowlingSet Effect: Howling
— When 6 runes are equipped:
Strength +200%, Agility +200%, HP +10,000.
— If the summon is a wolf type, the set effect ‘Howling’ activates.
During Howling, all allied wolves have their stats doubled. (Does not stack)
Level:1Level: 1
StatIncreaseStat Increase
Strength +12%, Agility +12%, Critical Rate +10%, Critical Damage +20%
Looking at the abilities alone,
this rune was perfect for Oh Sun-young.
She only used wolves.
If just one wolf had the Howling rune equipped,
then all wolves would receive the amplification effect.
“W-what is this?”
Why had he called her?
Oh Sun-young’s eyes widened.
She had received a paper containing the rune information from Baek Jin-woo.
“Read it. It’s the Howling rune that Rune Dwarf can craft. It’s perfect for you, Oh Sun-young.”
“…Wow!”
Her hands trembled.
Her mind cleared instantly.
For more than three years, she had never imagined such a rune could exist.
It made sense.
Only 100 existed in the world, and players like her who used wolves as main dealers were rare.
“Can this really be made?”
“Yes. But the materials are a bit tough.”
“Just give the order! I’ll find them somehow!”
Oh Sun-young’s normally stiff face completely relaxed.
‘Oh?’
Could she actually make expressions like that?
Baek Jin-woo looked at her face with curiosity.
Perhaps she noticed his gaze.
“S-sorry.”
Oh Sun-young lowered her head.
For reference, she was 28 years old.
One year older than Baek Jin-woo.
“No, no. No need to apologize. But are you really okay with this?”
Rustle.
Baek Jin-woo handed another sheet.
It listed the materials.
“….”
Oh Sun-young’s eyes spun when she saw it.
‘Moon Essence ×100
World Tree Roots ×10
Highest-grade Wolf Rune ×100
Highest-grade Roar Rune ×100’
Crazy.
Moon Essence and World Tree Roots could only be obtained as Tower of Trials rewards.
That made them extremely expensive, and they rarely appeared on the market.
Many players stored them in case they were needed someday.
And Wolf Runes and Roar Runes?
They were famous for having extremely low drop rates even in the highest weekday dungeons.
Especially the Wolf Rune.
Oh Sun-young had secretly chosen it as her graduation rune.
And he wanted 100 of them each?
“By the way, this is for one rune. If you want the set effect, bring six times this amount.”
“…That’s really insane.”
Oh Sun-young swallowed.
It was crazy.
But not impossible.
If she wanted to grow further, this rune had to be made.
Rather, she was grateful he gave her this opportunity.
“Thank you, Master. I will definitely get them.”
Life returned to Oh Sun-young’s eyes.
* * *
“Hoo.”
Baek Jin-woo exhaled.
Three hours again today.
He finished the day practicing Geoncheongsim Gong (乾淸心功) taught by Hoon-gyo.
There were still no clear results.
He didn’t understand what “breathing” really meant, and sending energy through the meridians was still confusing.
According to Hoon-gyo, if he kept repeating it, one day he would feel a tingling sensation in his abdomen.
When that happened, Hoon-gyo would guide him and forcefully make him complete the Small Heavenly Cycle.
“Ah, the weather is nice.”
Baek Jin-woo stood up and stretched.
It was already mid-September.
Summer was ending, and a cool breeze was blowing.
Autumn meant one thing.
The World League was very close.
Now he had to think.
‘If I enter the World League… how far can I go?’
Personally, he believed the answer was simple.
Champion.
At the current moment, who could stop the combination of Hoon-gyo, Lamba, and Doldori?
It was hard to even imagine.
Especially since Lamba and Hoon-gyo were already equipped with their graduation runes.
‘Then what?’
South Korea would probably be targeted by other countries.
In the past, Baek Jin-woo did not study much.
But he liked history.
And in history, what happened to weak countries?
They were pushed around, or turned into colonies.
They suffered miserable humiliation.
‘Still not enough.’
Hoon-gyo alone was not enough.
If Baek Jin-woo wanted to surpass the power of the old JinuGod completely—
‘The Violent Dragon.’
He needed to unlock the Devour potential ability of the Violent Dragon Summoner.
— Devour: Each time a boss-level enemy is killed with Violent Dragon Wave, the damage of Violent Dragon Wave permanently increases.
If he learned this,
and endlessly farmed to build the ultimate damage Violent Dragon Wave,
then no one in this world would dare ignore him.
“Hoon-gyo.”
— Yes, my lord.
Swish.
Hoon-gyo, who had been training alone in the distance, immediately appeared.
Every time this happened, Baek Jin-woo felt it again.
What a loyal subordinate.
“How did we unlock the Violent Dragon’s potential ability before?”
Baek Jin-woo didn’t know.
Back then it wasn’t real life.
The summons were just inside a phone screen.
One day, Hoon-gyo unlocked the skill Devour.
And not long after that, it was deleted by a balance patch.
— The Violent Dragon… you say?
Hoon-gyo hesitated.
As if he didn’t want to say something.
“What? What is it?”
But if his lord asked, Hoon-gyo had to speak the truth.
— That is… someone must face death once.
“Face death? That’s nothing.”
Violent Dragon was recalled all the time anyway.
— Not the Violent Dragon… the player… meaning you, my lord, must face death.
……
What?
