Level 1 Player

Chapter 23 Werewolf King’s Heart

‘Are you here?’

Hyunseong went inside the branch of the Players’ Association.

‘I’m nervous.’

It was my first emergency standby job.

Shin Yoona said that she wouldn’t have anything to do if she didn’t have an evacuation order.

Hyunseong entered the waiting room.

In the waiting room, there were players who appeared to belong to the branch of the Players Association.

all five.

There were three men and two women.

“Are you working today?”

When Hyunseong appeared, a man who looked to be in her mid-30s spoke to her.

“Yes, this is my first assignment.”

“I said so to send in some new recruits, and they really did. hahaha, nice to meet you. This is Seo Tae-cheol.”

Seo Tae-cheol had good sociability.

He told Hyunseong what to do when he was dispatched and even introduced him to the waiting room.

“You just have to wait. If you are entering a dungeon below level 100, you can enter with Sooyoung. My name is Sooyoung Lee, and I am 25 years old this year. He is about level 100, similar to Hyunseong.”

Seo Tae-cheol pointed to a woman who looked the same age as Hyunseong and said.

“I hope to go along well.”

“Ah, I’m begging you too.”

To Hyunseong’s words, a woman named Sooyoung Lee answered with a sad expression.

“Sooyoung-ah, you should officially introduce yourself. And what do you do when you start talking half-talk?”

At Seo Tae-cheol’s words, Lee Soo-young wrinkled her face.

“You look more like a younger brother than me, so I just said it comfortably. Have you ever felt bad? Then I apologize.”

‘You don’t like me?’

Hyunseong made a puzzled expression.

In her expression and in her behavior, she didn’t seem to like her very much.

“sorry. That guy is a little rude.”

When Seo Tae-cheol apologized instead, Lee Soo-young’s facial expression was even more wrinkled.

‘I think there is something.’

Seo Tae-cheol’s polite attitude and Lee Soo-young’s ticklish attitude.

It seemed that there was something Hyunseong didn’t know.

“Fine. But I am not a younger brother than Sooyoung. Don’t you know if it’s my brother?”

At Hyunseong’s words, Lee Soo-young’s look of embarrassment rose on her face.

“I am twenty-seven this year.”

“Ah, it was. It’s really been a while.”

Seo Tae-cheol said with a surprised expression.

In fact, it was good enough.

It is because Hyunseong’s apparent age was between 21 and 22 years old, no matter how high it was set.

“Sorry, I’m sorry.”

Surprisingly, Lee Soo-young immediately apologized.

But her face was full of regret.

“Fine.”

In response to Hyunseong’s answer, Lee Soo-young stroked her head and turned away.

“Once a dispatch request comes in, you can go with him. I would like to add someone else, but he is the only person in charge of level 100 or lower.”

“I don’t care.”

Hyunseong responded calmly to Seo Tae-cheol’s words.

The probability of an actual dispatch request coming in was low, and even if it did, it was a level 100 or lower dungeon.

The total of Hyunseong’s stats, which he raised through the leap, exceeded the total of level 200 players.

Even if a problem occurs in a dungeon below level 100, it can be solved by yourself without the help of Sooyoung Lee.

“This is where Hyunseong sits. As long as you do not disarm yourself, you are free to sleep or read a book.”

“all right.”Working in the emergency standby group was very convenient.

When I heard from Shin Yoon-ah, it felt like the 5th division of the military, but the reality was very different.

You just need to be armed and waiting.

Reading a book, watching TV, or sleeping was a personal freedom.

‘It’s a little inconvenient, but that’s about it.’

The armor was a little uncomfortable, but I could bear it.

Hyunseong took a seat and closed his eyes.

* * *

“Ugh.”

Hyunseong woke up with a sigh and looked around.

Nothing had changed.

Seo Tae-cheol was surfing the web with his tablet, while everyone else was sleeping.

‘How long have you slept?’

Hyunseong checked the time.

‘I slept for about four hours.’

There are still four more hours left before the emergency standby shift ends.

‘I’ll have to fill it up with stuff.’

After checking the sales window, Hyunseong stood up.

“You woke up.”

“Oh, yes.”

“You fell asleep right away. There are many cases where people who are working for the first time are not able to adapt.”

“Compared to the 5th generation during active duty, this is easy.”

“Have you been to the military?”

“Yes.”

“That’s great. So, no matter how early you say, you awakened at the age of 22, but you reached the mid-level 100s in 5 years.”

Players must be bound by the Players’ Association for two years instead of serving in the military.

That was the case with two out of five people working here.

“I woke up a little late, too, so I went to the military for active duty.”

“Oh, you are. I was at 65.”

“I am from 25 companies.”

“It was right next door.”

“Hahaha, I will. At that time… … .”

The two soldiers started chatting.

When men start talking about the military, there is no end.

Episodes from the active duty period and the episodes from the reserve army continued endlessly.

“Oh, I’m going to go to the bathroom for a while.”

Hyunseong, who had been absorbed in the conversation for a while, stood up.

“Yes, when the dispatch order is issued, the call will go.”

Hyunseong headed to the bathroom.

‘You have to fill it in in advance.’

Since you never know when something will happen, it was good to fill in the sales items right away.

‘Time flies.’

As we chatted, more than two hours had passed.

The remaining two hours seemed to pass easily.

‘Even in this case, the allowance is quite high.’

He sleeps, chats, and rests comfortably while receiving money.

Couldn’t have been better than this.

‘Can I just apply for a night shift and sleep here every day?’

Oddly enough, that’s what I thought.

Hyunseong opened a space and refilled the sold items.

Wow!

Then the pager rang.

Hyunseong rushed to the waiting area.Lee Soo-young, who was in a deep sleep before Hyunseong left the waiting room, came out of the waiting room with a weapon.

“It’s a departure. Follow me.”

“all right.”

Sooyoung Lee sat in the driver’s seat and Hyunseong sat in the passenger seat.

And the car started right away.

“What happened?”

“There have been reports of monsters exceeding the dungeon level.”

The moment I heard Sooyoung Lee’s words, I remembered the trio I met in the red mane wolf dungeon.

“But is it just the two of us?”

“The two of us are enough. This is because the level 70-80 monster wear wolf appeared in the level 60 deer antler turtle dungeon. No deaths yet. It doesn’t look like it will ever happen.”

“Ah… … .”

It was then that I understood the situation.

The situation was not as urgent as when the trio appeared in the red mane wolf dungeon.

Only monsters 10 to 20 levels higher than the dungeon level appeared.

The 10-20 level difference isn’t small, but it’s not overwhelming either.

As the number of players was large, it was even possible to hunt Werewolves if they cooperated well.

“The most reports come from dungeons in the early 50s.”

“Is it because there are no lifeguards?”

Lee Soo-young nodded at Hyunseong’s question.

Players who have reached level 50 and have their first job change are in a situation where they have to work as a security guard instead of being protected by a security guard.

The problem is that players in their early 50s, who were accustomed to the protection of security personnel, have significantly lowered their ability to respond to crisis.

The result was frequent reports.

If something goes wrong, report it immediately.

“Are you happy with something?”

Hyunseong asked Lee Soo-young with a puzzled expression.

“When you go out, you get extra pay.”

I understood it right away.

‘Well, it’s better if you’re still at work anyway, and earn more money.’

Hyunseong is also in need of money.

This is because he spent all the money he had without money to grow the Book of Immortality to the hero level.

Two men and women who climbed the horns arrived at the deer horned turtle dungeon.

Hyunseong and Lee Soo-young immediately entered the dungeon.

The form of the dungeon was a dense forest.

‘It must not be easy to find.’

The forest obscured much of the view.

Fortunately, the ceiling of the dungeon was emitting a fairly bright light.

“do not be surprised.”

At Lee Soo-young’s sudden remark, Hyunseong made a puzzled expression.

What the hell do you mean not to be surprised?

Woodduck!

At that moment, Lee Soo-young’s body began to swell rapidly.

Stiff hairs began to grow on his white skin, and his ears grew elongated.

Sharp teeth grew from his mouth, and sharp claws appeared from his hands.

The appearance of Lee Soo-young, who has completely finished the change… … .

“cat?”

“It’s a New Year’s Eve!”

At Hyunseong’s murmuring, Lee Soo-young, who was in person, shouted loudly.

“Ah!”

Come to think of it, it looked like the snow leopard I saw in the documentary.

あ!あ!

Lee Soo-young, who was handprinted with her snow leopard, wrinkled her nose.

“If you come late, I will leave you behind, so please follow me.”After speaking, Lee Soo-young started running on all fours.

‘It’s very fast.’

It was a speed that could not be seen in the mid-level 100.

Of course, Hyunseong followed her lightly.

Hyunseong and Lee Soo-young, who were running through the forested dungeon, found the Werewolf shortly thereafter.

“Wow, that’s amazing. It’s totally dog ​​shit.”

“They have a better sense of smell than dogs.”

Lee Soo-young responded with a sharp voice and ran towards the Were Wolf.

Aww!

Werewolf exposed her sharp teeth toward Lee Soo-young with her long cry.

Kwajik!

However, the head of her Werewolf was shattered in one hit with Lee Soo-young’s front paws.

She couldn’t even resist her resistance, and her breath was cut off.

Wow!

Lee Soo-young, who defeated her Werewolf, returned to human form again.

“Her armor is stretchy.”

Her leather armor had stretched enormously, but she soon returned to her original form.

“Of course it should be good, how much does it cost?”

Lee Soo-young shook her head and turned with her answer.

“Go back now.”

“all right.”

Although she was dispatched together, Lee Soo-young took care of everything by herself.

‘It feels like eating completely raw.’

But what will she do when it’s all over?

Hyunseong followed Lee Soo-young and moved her footsteps.

widely!

At that moment, Lee Soo-young suddenly stopped.

Her Lee Soo-young’s ears perked up.

Woodduck!

Lee Soo-young again handprinted her snow leopard figure.

あ!あ!

Then she started to wrinkle her nose.

“Why?”

“It wasn’t just one.”

“Yes?”

“If you go over there, it’s a dimension gate.”

Lee Soo-young’s face, who had turned into her snow leopard, was ferociously distorted.

“It’s not just a werewolf crossing the dimensional gate.”

“then?”

“I think a group of Werewolves has crossed over. And I think he just called his people before he died.”

“I have to fight.”

A werewolf is not a threat.

But if it’s multiple, things are different.

There were many players who had not heard of the Werewolf appearance yet.

“You take care of yourself. When the number increases, I cannot afford to take care of it.”

“Do not worry.”

Hyunseong replied with a confident smile.

“huh!”

Lee Soo-young snorted her and ran in front of her.

She first seemed to want her to go ahead.

With a long howling, the Werewolves who rushed towards Hyunseong and Lee Soo-young retreated all at once.

Crumble!

And one werewolf, almost twice the size of the other werewolves, appeared.

“Werewolf King?”

Lee Soo-young muttered with a slightly startled expression.

Hyunseong also had a memory of seeing it in the Monster Encyclopedia.

Werewolves are monsters that hunt in groups, so of course they had a boss.

The level of a werewolf king who leads a group of werewolves is usually level 100-110.

“I’ll take over that guy.”

With those words, Lee Soo-young jumped out.

‘I need to clean up the surroundings.’

It didn’t seem like Lee Soo-young’s opponent was going to be the werewolf king anyway.

Hyunseong moved to clean up the Werewolves around him.

He had to move even a little diligently to get more mana stones.

A horde of werewolves began to be swept away.

The werewolves resisted with all their might.

But there was nothing I could do about Hyunseong, who has overwhelming stats.

There were some guys who tried to run away, but they were hit by long-range skills, including magic missiles, and they stopped breathing more quickly.

‘Isn’t it over yet?’

Hyunseong, who had nearly wiped out the Werewolf horde, turned to Lee Soo-young.

‘It’s a complete monster battle.’

Sooyoung Lee and the Werewolf King turned into a snow leopard.

The two were fighting fiercely.

Contrary to the expectation that Lee Soo-young would win overwhelmingly, he was rather pushed back.

Injuries were also overwhelmingly on Lee Soo-young’s side.

‘I need help.’

Hyunseong turned and ran towards Sooyoung Lee and the Werewolf King.

Aaaaaaah!The Werewolf King, who witnessed Hyunseong, let out a loud roar.

Aaaaaaah!

With him, dark red magic began to flow from the Werewolf King’s body.

The Werewolf King, engulfed in dark red magic, swung his front paw towards Lee Soo-young.

Kwajik!

Lee Soo-young raised her arms and blocked it.

However, Lee Soo-young’s arms were instantly stained with red blood.

Crrrrr!

Without missing the opportunity, the Werewolf King bit off Lee Soo-young’s neck with his sharp teeth.

“Uh-huh!”

Lee Soo-young, who had been holding up well, collapsed in an instant.

If you go on like this, you may lose your breath.

‘Fire Missiles.’

Hyunseong quickly used the skill.

Aaaaaaaaah!

‘It’s gone.’

The Werewolf King’s movements were quite fast.

Even while avoiding his body, he did not let go of Lee Soo-young’s neck.

Whik!

Hyunseong approached a close distance and swung his vampire sword at the Werewolf King.

The Werewolf King threw Lee Soo-young’s body, which was biting her, at Hyunseong.

Hyunseong hurriedly put away his sword and received Lee Soo-young’s body.

Lee Soo-young’s body was completely covered in blood when the hand prints were released.

“heel!”

Hyunseong used the healing skill.

“Gagging!”

But the wound was too bad.

Blood continued to spurt from the nape of his neck.

Just as she was about to take out the potion of low-level healing she received from Yoona Shin in the subspace, the Werewolf King, who had retreated, rushed at Hyunseong again.

Break!

Hyunseong’s vampire sword collided with the Werewolf King’s claws.

‘He’s an intelligent guy.’

He deliberately threw Lee Soo-young to aim for Hyunseong’s gap.

Although he had the skill to make Lee Soo-young instantly groggy, he didn’t use it until Hyunseong approached him.

‘Did you treat his men as consumables?’

It must have been to consume Hyunseong’s stamina even a little.

However, the Werewolf King’s operation had little effect.

Because the stat difference was so great, dealing with the Werewolves hardly consumed Hyunseong’s stamina and mana.

His consumed stamina and magical power were all recovered thanks to the option of the vampire sword.

Break! Break!

The Werewolf King’s attacks continued in succession.

The Were Wolf King did not aim at Hyunseong, but at Lee Soo-young, who had lost consciousness and collapsed.

Hyunseong could not move hastily because there was a pile of luggage to protect.

The Werewolf King wasn’t the only enemy he had to face.

The Werewolves who survived to the end were aiming for the injured Lee Soo-young.

The Werewolf King and the Werewolves systematically attacked Hyunseong as if they were aiming for a mother bear protecting her cubs.

It was not easy to counterattack for Hyunseong, who could not easily leave his seat.

‘Let’s go step by step.’

First of all, we had to organize the Werewolves.

Hyunseong raised the horsepower.

At the same time, he used the long-distance skills he had learned at the same time.

Magic Missile, Ice Missile, Fire Missile, Fire Ball, Fire Spear.

All kinds of long-distance skills were activated almost simultaneously.Whoops!

Werewolves hit by the skill were swept away in an instant.

As Hyunseong stood still and started intercepting from a distance, the Werewolves started running around.

Hyunseong was a warrior, a wizard, and a healer.

He didn’t have to panic just because his enemies didn’t rush.

Hyunseong also continued to use the heel skill.

As he drew up a huge amount of magical power and started pouring it out, the wound slowly healed with Heal, a general grade skill.

‘I don’t even need to use a healing potion.’

It was still a situation where he couldn’t come to his senses, but once he got over the dangerous hurdle.

‘You dodge well.’

The other werewolves handled it with ease.

The problem was the werewolf king.

‘Out-of-spec.’

It seemed to be of a much higher level than the general Werewolf King.

Hyunseong has a high level of mana, but also a high level of mental power.

Of course, the skill casting speed and hit rate are also quite high.

But the Werewolf King did a good job evading Hyunseong’s skill.

‘Let’s see if we can avoid this too.’

Hyunseong raised his horsepower to the max.

At the same time, he continued to use the skills as if he were encircling.

Aww! Aww! Aww!

The forest created inside the dungeon was burned, frozen, and shattered.

The werewolf king did his best to run away.

He gave up the battle with Hyunseong and chose to run away.

‘It’s too late.’

Woodduck!

A huge wall of ice rose in the werewolf king’s escape route.

ice wall.

This is a rare-grade skill that was successfully bid at the auction house.

As the escape route was blocked, the Werewolf King twisted to change direction.

And at that moment, all kinds of skills began to pour towards the Werewolf King.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

The place where the Werewolf King had been devastated with a loud explosion.

Aaaaaaah!

Magic soared into the air.

The werewolf king is dead.

‘Let’s go back after collecting the magic stones and items.’

Hyunseong opened the subspace and swept in the magic stones and items.

There was no need to take care of Lee Soo-young’s things.

This is because the wear wolves caught by Lee Soo-young due to the level difference did not spit out any magic stones or items.

‘You have to take care of what the Werewolf King spit.’

Hyunseong moved to the place where the Werewolf King died.

‘what’s this?’

What was left of the werewolf king’s death was a heart-shaped item.

Hyunseong picked up the heart.

Werewolf King’s Heart – Rare

-You can transform into a werewolf king for 60 minutes.

-Strength, agility, and stamina stats are increased by 30% during the transformation time.

-After transformation, Strength, Dexterity, and Stat stats are permanently reduced by 10%.

– How to use: Ingestion

Being able to transform into a werewolf king has no advantage other than a change of appearance.

However, the strength, agility, and stamina stats increased by 30% was a huge benefit.

The problem was the penalty.A whopping strength, agility, and stamina stats are permanently reduced by 10%.

From the standpoint of ordinary players, the penalty was so severe that it could never be used unless life was at stake.

‘But I am different.’

As long as Hyunseong has points, he can restore any number of stats consumed.

It was rather disappointing that it was a consumable item.

It would have been great if it had been a skill book.

‘Nothing bad.’

It was an advantage because I had one card that I could use when I was in a hurry.

In fact, the fact that a rare grade item came out was a great thing.

This is because, in most cases, only corpses remained or mana stones fell.

‘I have to go back now.’

After supporting Lee Soo-young, who had fallen, Hyunseong moved out of the dungeon.

* * *

Out of the dungeon, Hyunseong sat Lee Soo-young in her car and called the Players Association branch.

After explaining the situation, he immediately came to support.

“Is swimming okay?”

The reinforcements were the emergency standby group, including Tae-cheol Seo.

“Yes, once the trauma is gone. But in case you don’t know, I think it would be better to take him to the hospital.”

“thank you. If it wasn’t for Hyunseong, a big deal would have happened.”

“I’m also an emergency waiter, so it’s only natural for me to help my colleagues.”

Despite Hyunseong’s words, Seo Tae-cheol repeatedly expressed his gratitude.

And divided the number of people and entered the dungeon.

As a result of the investigation, he decided to change the name of the dungeon.

This is because werewolves, not antler turtles, continued to pour out from the dimension gate.

While waiting at the site, Hyunseong’s working hours ended.

Hyunseong went straight into the dungeon.

He was armed and slept enough, so there was no problem in continuing the hunt.

* * *

After hunting, Hyunseong visited the Players Association branch again.

He was going to rest anyway, and the purpose was to make money while standing on standby.

Coincidentally, the members waiting together were the same as before.

“Hello, Mr. Hyunseong.”

Seo Tae-cheol greeted him with a welcome expression.

Others bowed their heads slightly to say hello.

“Thank you for saving me.”

Lee Soo-young gave her thanks by bending her waist 90 degrees.

“Of course I should have helped, huh?”

For Hyunseong, he just did what he had to do.

“But the members are the same as yesterday.”

“Hahaha, I finished the case yesterday and went hunting right after I left work. Hyunseong seems to be the same, isn’t it?”

“Yes. I think it would be better to make money while resting here.”

“I think so.”

When Seo Tae-cheol and Hyunseong opened the door to the conversation, others began to participate one by one.

“How much is it with all the equipment you are wearing?”

Kim Chang-woo, who had become tied to the Players’ Association instead of military service, asked Hyunseong with a curious expression.

“I don’t know either. The sword and cloak I’m wearing came from hunting, and the rest were borrowed from the Players Association.”

“Rent?”

“Yes.”

Seo Tae-cheol opened his mouth with a surprised expression at Hyunseong’s answer.

“You are promising. At first, I thought Mr. Hyunseong was a rich man with a lot of money. It’s really rare to be surrounded by rare-grade items.”

“You are the rich man. He was a person who worked on the Nogada board before that awakening.”

Everyone looked surprised at Hyunseong’s words.

In particular, Lee Soo-young seemed the most surprised.