The next day.
As soon as the sun rose, Suho headed to Euljiro.
Now that we know who we’ll be facing thanks to Rio Sing, it’s time to prepare accordingly.
‘Hundreds of archers… … .’
Of course, I didn’t think this information was absolutely certain.
It was also possible that there were other undiscovered ice elves, making their numbers much larger.
Besides, there was a source of money that made it seem like Suho would not die.
“Our guild leader has a lot of money. I’ll buy you a guardian item.”
That’s right, Rio Sing.
He went on a business trip to scout Suho, and he had a corporate business card issued by the Asura Guild.
Anyway, he was willing to swipe his card as much as he could to cover his debt to Thomas Andre and to win Soo-ho’s favor.
But Ber grabbed Rio Sing by the collar and growled fiercely.
[Don’t bother paying the price you deserve. The sin of putting the little lord in danger will be forgiven with just this little thing… . . ]
“Tsk tsk. It’s hard to say. Easy, easy.”
[… … I will use it well.]
Ber quickly snatched his corporate card and gave it to Suho.
Kkaang- kkaang-
Kiiing-!
Upon arriving at Euljiro, noises from all directions awaited them.
At one time, this kind of saying was heard as a passing joke in Euljiro.
‘Everything is sold in Euljiro except people.’
A general store where you can get pretty much anything you need.
A special area filled with special manufacturing plants with a wealth of specialized equipment.
That place was Euljiro.
It was after the great upheaval that Euljiro began to become more famous.
The moment they finally exited the narrow alley.
Wow!
… … !
An incredible sight unfolded before them, sucked into their wide-open field of vision.
[Euljiro Blacksmith]
(Blacksmith, Blacksmith)
This is how Euljiro adapted to these turbulent times.
[Hunter-only survival kit wholesaler] [Special shield processing] [Sword and axe blade sharpening] [Plate armor workshop] [Making/processing blunt weapons castings]
A spectacular sight with signs of all kinds in abundance.
Hunter supplies are displayed in a sparkling display in front of him.
There is no hunter who would not roll their eyes after seeing this.
‘Ah! Is this the Hunter Mall of Korea?’
The same was true for Rio Singdo.
Of course, there are places like this in India, but new weapons are waiting for new weapons.
Moreover, the sight of arms dealers being concentrated in one area like Korea was quite unusual to him.
“Guardian! Here’s the steering wheel! Item shop! Blacksmith!”
In fact, regardless of nationality or rank, if you are a hunter, you will inevitably become an equipment enthusiast.
This is because regular hunters cannot level up like guardians, so there is no way to become stronger.
Since the amount of magic power is a fixed value, the only effort they can make is to increase their physical strength.
That is, physical training through rigorous training such as health or sports.
Or, it was simply a matter of developing proficiency in using their skills in various ways based on numerous practical experiences.
But there was one surefire way to grow that could easily negate all that hardship.
Right, Temppal.
A stronger weapon!
More durable armor!
If you just change the equipment you use to something slightly better, wouldn’t you be able to become just that much stronger?
So it was only natural that hunters would become obsessed with their equipment.
* * *
“Tsk. You’re here now.”
In front of Euljiro Blacksmith, there was someone who had arrived first and was waiting for Suho.
A middle-aged man who had been leaning against the wall with his arms crossed looked at Su-ho and made a displeased expression.
“… … You’re probably the first person to call me to recommend a usable item.”
Suho was dumbfounded.
“No, sir. When did I call you? I just asked you to recommend a gun shop that you know, and you insisted on coming out… .”
“It’s a law that you have to touch and choose a weapon yourself. What if I just text you and you get caught somewhere? Then you go there and spread rumors about how your guild leader has poor judgment?”
“Hey, I wouldn’t do that.”
“… … !”
Rio Xing, who had been listening to their conversation from the side, realized the man’s identity and trembled as if he had been struck by lightning.
‘Oh my god! I wondered where I had seen him before, and it’s S-class hunter Im Tae-gyu?! This guy knew hunter Seong Su-ho?’
Rio Sing had already familiarized himself with information about Korean hunters when he came on his business trip.
Of course, I knew someone as tall as Im Tae-gyu.
‘Now that I think about it, Scavenger wasn’t the only competitor. Naturally, I hadn’t thought that the large guilds in Korea would be coveting Seongsuho as well.’
He looked at Suho’s intentions with an anxious expression.
“Soo, Soo-ho. Join the Grim Reaper Guild?”
“no.”
“No!”
Rio Xing’s face brightened again.
But it was still too early to relax.
“Who is this guy? My new friend?”
“Yes. I’m an Asura Guild Hunter.”
“Ah, you were an Indian hunter.”
At that moment, Im Tae-gyu’s indifferent gaze and Rio Xing’s gaze met in the air, and Rio Xing suddenly noticed.
The fact that Tae-gyu Lim’s expression towards Su-ho is full of longing(?).
‘This won’t work. I’ll have to contact the guild leader and ask him to increase the limit on my corporate card.’
If I had been pushed back here, I could have had Seongsuho taken away from me right in front of my eyes.
Moreover, a conversation was taking place right before his eyes that was adding further grounds to Rio Sing’s anxiety.
“… … Anyway, thank you so much for coming in person. I know you’re busy, but you took the time for me.”
“That guy who has been ignoring that busy person’s calls all this time is really good at talking.”
“Oh, I’m really sorry about that. There have been so many guild join texts lately that I haven’t been able to check them all.”
“Well, that’s fine. You’re building up your career these days to start your own guild anyway, right?”
“How did you know?”
“… … I just happened to find out. This world is narrow.”
It was Tae-gyu Lim who changed the subject with a trembling expression.
The guild that died recently was already in a terrible state because of the Vice President Lee Min-seong incident.
Not only was the image of the room in question in one fell swoop problematic, but they were also experiencing financial difficulties.
They even used up all of Im Tae-gyu’s personal funds to pay the death benefits to the bereaved families of the hunters who died in that incident, so they ran out of money.
He did everything he could, but it was not easy to restore his image once it had fallen into ruin.
‘… … So I tried to recruit this guy somehow.’
In a situation where we have lost many hunters and are in dire need of manpower, it is only natural that we would be missing a single useful talent like Suho.
But there was no way to bring in someone who wanted to start a guild themselves.
‘furthermore…….’
Tae-gyu Lim, who had been staring at Su-ho’s face with a complicated gaze for a moment, opened his mouth.
“Anyway, what are you going to buy today?”
“Arrow. Sir, you are the greatest expert in archery in our country.”
“That goes without saying.”
“……bow?!”
Rio Xing was greatly embarrassed by their conversation.
‘This is madness! Using the same bow as a countermeasure against hundreds of ice elves!’
The strategy is seriously flawed!
Lio Xing, who naturally thought that Suho had come to buy armor and a shield, panicked and tried to stop him.
“Guardian! There are so many Ice Elves! Full Plate Mail! Tower Shield recommended!”
“… …There are a lot of ice elves?”
Im Tae-gyu’s eyebrows twitched for a moment after hearing Rio Sing’s words.
Then, his expression quickly became serious and he glared at Suho.
“Wait a minute. Are you thinking of going into the Glacier Dungeon right now?”
“Huh? Do you know about the Glacier Dungeon?”
“Who the hell do you think I am? Do you think I, Im Tae-gyu, don’t know that much information?”
Taegyu Lim sighed deeply and gritted his teeth at Suho’s reaction.
No matter how bad the situation was, the Sashin Guild was considered the best guild in Korea until recently.
Of course I knew that much information.
“No, wait. Then the reason Thomas Andre came yesterday could it be… …?”
It was just a small piece of information, but Taegyu Lim noticed a lot from that alone.
Recently, rumors have been circulating in the industry that scavengers are targeting the Glacier Dungeons.
He looked at Suho with a strange expression.
“Did you know Thomas Andre?”
“No. I just found out yesterday.”
“What the heck… … No, I don’t know about anything else, but never go into a scavenger. They’re ignorant.”
“I’m not going in. I just happened to end up going into the dungeon with you this one time.”
“Well, that’s good. But why do you want to buy a bow when you’re going to the Glacier Dungeon? If you’re going to face hundreds of archers, you’ll obviously need big, sturdy armor.”
“Buy now! Armor! Shield! Tower Shield!”
Rio Xing joined in to try to change Suho’s mind.
But Suho’s mind was already made up.
The defense power was already sufficient.
Even without a shield, there were plenty of ways to block arrows.
And above all… … .
‘Of course it’s better to attack than to defend.’
It suited his nature to attack first rather than just stand still and block attacks.
However, Tae-gyu Lim and Xing Rio, who did not know Su-ho’s intentions, followed him into the archery store and kept nagging him.
“Yeah. The shield is fine, but why the bow? You’re a swordsman by nature. It’s not like there aren’t archers in the Scavenger Guild.”
“Majja. Suho originally used dual swords. He’s Asura.”
“Yes, Suho. I think you’re seriously mistaken. A bow is definitely not an easy weapon to handle. Do you understand?”
Lim Tae-gyu, the self-proclaimed best archer in Korea, could not tolerate a beginner like Su-ho taking archery lightly.
“Anyway, people have a misconception about archers because of the games that have come out recently, but in reality, there’s no other job that requires as much strength as an archer. The higher the attack power of the bow, the bigger and heavier it is, so pulling the bowstring is also… … Huh?”
Towering.
The reason why Tae-gyu Lim’s nagging, which seemed like it would go on forever, suddenly stopped.
That was because Suho happened to pick up the biggest and heaviest bow in the store.
[Strength: 115]
Swaaaaaaah-
Suho was pulling the bowstring made of the tendons of a demon’s sword very lightly.
“… … ?”
“… … ?”
“Sir, please check if this is a good bow… …Why are you all staring at me like that?”
When his eyes met Soo-ho’s, Tae-gyu Lim coughed in vain with an embarrassed expression.
“Heh, your strength is good. But your magical power is C-class, right? No, are you sure it’s C-class?”
Tae-gyu Lim looked at Su-ho with a slightly suspicious expression as he recalled the battle he had personally witnessed.
“Have you ever been re-measured since then? No, even if you say it’s roughly B-class. Do you have archer skills in the first place?”
“There isn’t any.”
“What? You don’t have any? If you don’t have any archer skills, your magic power will run out in no time after just a few shots.”
Tae-gyu Lim realized once again how much of a beginner and a novice hunter Su-ho was and hit his forehead.
If you forcefully gather magical power to create arrows without any archer skills, the mana efficiency for each arrow will be very poor.
Compared to ordinary archer hunters, they consume from 3 to 10 times more magical power.
Suho shrugged his shoulders at his question.
“Well, there is a way to do everything… … .”
That was when.
Suho’s expression hardened terribly as he spoke.
─!!!!
A huge wave of magical power spread across the area.
“… … !”
“… … !”
At that moment, almost simultaneously, all the hunters in the store opened their eyes wide and looked in the same direction.
A tremendous amount of energy was felt from far away in that direction.
“It’s Dungeon Break!”
“It’s close here!”
Without anyone knowing who would speak first, urgent voices burst out from the mouths of the hunters in Euljiro.
But there was nothing to worry about.
This is Euljiro.
Perhaps because it was the place where the largest number of hunters gathered in Korea.
“In this case, the first one to catch it is the owner!”
The hunters all put down the items they were planning to buy and started running towards the place where they felt the dungeon break.
In the midst of all that chaos.
Tae-gyu Lim was looking at Su-ho, who was standing next to him, with a strange expression.
‘Am I mistaken?’
When everyone simultaneously looked at the place where they felt waves of energy.
There was one person who turned his head before anyone else.
‘… … I think this guy was the fastest.’
Maybe even more than yourself.
