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Chapter 98
Chapter 98
Chapter 98
Odaigon, who was teaching and training the orcs in the Blood Fortress, shed tears of joy when he received Choi Yeonseung’s call. This goblin king finally had a chance to play a role!
“Master has summoned me at last! Orcs, listen up! There’s probably a great crisis on that planet!”
-Uh, I have a question, Your Majesty.
“What is it?”
-What does a constellation like Master need Your Majesty’s help with?
“......”
Odaigon grew speechless and hesitated.
A genuine question from the orc warrior, Garagoncha!
The other orcs were impressed.
-Garagoncha is really smart.
-How can he even think of something like that?
“Not... Not all problems can be solved through force alone! He likely requires this king’s wisdom!”
-So Your Majesty is smarter than Master?
It was very rude and arrogant to claim that a household member was smarter than the constellation they served. Garagoncha spoke without much thought, but Odaigon started sweating.
These... These orcs...!
“S-shut up! Until I return, pull out all the weeds in this field and fill all the nearby buckets!”
-Wouldn’t Garagoncha be better than His Majesty?
-I think we should talk to the master.
Whisper whisper.
The orcs’ intelligence was increasing extremely rapidly after escaping from the Warrior Stained with Madness and Blood. In fact, it now threatened Odaigon’s position!
***
“So, uh... A fake dungeon...”
“Not a fake dungeon. It’s a training dungeon.”
“You need me… in attacking a training dungeon...?”
“Yes.”
“......”
Odaigon looked sullen. He had imagined Choi Yeonseung shouting, ‘I’ll leave my back to you, Odaigon!’ while dealing with A-grade monsters or above. However, in truth, he had to run around a dungeon in a virtual world that humans created as a toy.
‘Sigh. I swore allegiance to Master, so I’ll do my best.’
“Are you sure he’s skilled enough?”
“He’s probably just a handsome face. Sigh. People should have both good looks and skills like me...”
Illeya gradually widened the distance from Antony and moved closer to Choi Yeonseung. The hunters here were all a bit strange.
“Cheeky bastards... You’re all weaker than me!”
Odaigon was angry. He could forgive Choi Yeonseung, but he couldn’t do the same for the other insignificant humans. These humans dared act like this toward goblins!
“What did you do during our last training session? Did you just get eliminated?”
“Why are you showing off when I’ve never heard of you before?”
“... Come. I’ll show you my skills.”
Odaigon gritted his teeth, only for Choi Yeonseung to hit him in the back of the head.
“Don’t fight. I vouch for Odaigon’s skills. He’s good enough to play Whittaker’s role.”
“He’s a healer?”
“If he is...”
The other hunters’ reactions became better. If he was a healer, then he passed. He’d be taking care of their lives the most in dungeons, after all. Hence, they’d even tolerate it if he was rude, had a dirty personality, or was lazy.
“... Am I a healer?!”
“Can’t you use healing magic?”
“I can, but it’s not my main expertise...”
“I see. Use healing magic for now.”
“Got it...”
Odaigon became even more sullen. Goblin destruction magic was great!
***
Elisabeth and Illeya were the easiest ones to teach martial arts. There was a simple reason for it. Both of them specialized in close-quarters combat. Elisabeth was a melee tanker, and Illeya was a melee damage dealer! A hunter who fought with magic weapons at close range was bound to be more familiar with martial arts than one who cast magic from a distance.
“I was going to buy a few martial arts books from the auction house. Which one do you like best?” Elisabeth asked after taking out her phone. Now that she had decided to learn martial arts, she wanted to buy a good martial arts book and practice them. There were few items in the auction house, but it was better than nothing.
“You don’t have to. I’ve been saving martial arts.”
“You bought some?! Really? Which one?”
It wasn’t just Elisabeth. The other hunters were also stunned. Choi Yeonseung realized that this moment was an opportunity.
‘It looks like now is the time to show off my abilities as a constellation?’
Choi Yeonseung was (disguised as) the household member of the Undefeated Incarnation of Training. At times like this, he had to brag about how good his constellation was. That way, the other hunters would say, ‘Wow, you like the Undefeated Incarnation of Training that much?’
“My master, the Undefeated Incarnation of Training, gave them to me as a gift.”
“Oh...!”
Although this was their first time hearing about that constellation, they were all impressed by his kindness. They didn’t know who he was, but he seemed like a fairly generous constellation.
“I’ve got Beginner’s Swordsmanship, Beginner’s Axe Technique, Beginner’s Fist Technique, Beginner’s Spear Technique, Beginner’s Footwork... Take whatever you want.”
“......”
“......”
“......”
They were stunned. The names were much more rustic than they expected. They didn’t know who he was, but the constellation really lacked naming sense!
“He said he’ll give you the next martial art if you’ve managed to learn it properly. What do you think? Aren’t you thankful?”
“I-I am. Thank you... Please extend my gratitude...”
“Is... Is this really free?” Illeya asked, seemingly unable to understand. She couldn’t understand why Choi Yeonseung was just giving out martial arts. Was this part of Korean culture?
Elisabeth spoke kindly from the side, “That hunter, Choi Yeonseung, will generously teach martial arts to any hunter that wants to learn it.”
“Is he a pushover?”
“...N-No. It isn’t like that… I think?”
Now that she had mentioned it, he did seem a bit like a pushover...
Among the selfish hunters, very few people would do something like teaching others for free.
Elisabeth explained it as best as she could. “We’re from the same clan and will be fighting monsters together, so he can help us if needed. He’s generous and kind, but he isn’t a pushover. Got it?”
“Amazing...!” Illeya’s eyes shone as she admired him. In school, the personality education teacher would say things like, ‘This is how a hunter should be,’ but people normally didn’t follow it. Meanwhile, Choi Yeonseung was different. He was the first hunter with an admirable personality she had ever met.
He was amazing!
“Gutierrez. What did you say that made her look at me like that?”
“I just said you’re generous and kind, and she turned into that...”
“What nonsense are you saying? Generous and kind? Why are you talking so strangely?”
“N-No. It was a compliment...”
Elisabeth was perplexed. Even praising him angered him!
***
Being a B-grade hunter meant being one of the top talents among countless hunters. Choi Yeonseung, a constellation and martial arts expert, taught talents selected from all over the world. There was no way such people couldn’t learn from the Beginner’s Martial Arts Set.
‘Besides, I made it incredibly easy.’
Unlike the Mount Hua Sect hunters, who were only practicing martial arts, the hunters here were trained in both magic and martial arts. They didn’t have to risk their lives in martial arts. They just had to cover for their weaknesses to become strong enough!
‘Even if they just study simple martial arts, their martial arts and magic will still complement each other and create a powerful synergy.’
They could just repeat using martial arts instead of magic when in close distance of the opponent and switching back to magic once they had stopped their opponent from moving. This allowed for a much more diverse pattern of offense.
[The ‘Cat of Lava and Magma’ asks why someone who knows that all too well never studied magic...]
‘My martial arts is at its peak, so I don’t need magic anymore...’
Choi Yeonseung pretended not to hear it. The group members studied the beginner martial arts of their choice. The martial arts’ names were a bit strange, but they all seemed to have high expectations and rearing to try their newly learned martial art!
‘I should go to the tower and try it out.’
‘The monsters will be coming after us nonstop, so I’ll have plenty of chances to test it out!’
However, no such opportunity came to them. Choi Yeonseung and Odaigon were far more monstrous than they thought.
***
“Monster incoming. I’ll draw its attention and keep it occupied. Odaigon, buff us, set up a barrier, and prepare for treatment.”
“Understood.”
Choi Yeonseung shot forward like a bullet. Having learned real martial arts, his footwork was on a different level. The monster in front of him panicked and tried to stop him, but he instantly circled around and attacked.
Bam bam bam bam bam!
Although he was only attacking the monster to keep it in check, each of his attack was fast and sharp.
Thump!
“......”
“......”
“Huh. It died…” Choi Yeonseung murmured, seemingly slightly embarrassed. He killed it out of habit! Nevertheless, the others clapped and praised him.
“That’s amazing. He’s incredibly skilled.”
“He isn’t as good as I am, but he certainly is great.”
They’d come across more monsters anyway. They didn’t have to curse at Choi Yeonseung, who was working hard on the front.
“The 1st floor seems to have been cleared. Let’s go to the 2nd floor.”
The 2nd floor. The moment they went up, a group of monsters welcomed them. Elisabeth and Illeya immediately ran out and prepared to stop the monsters.
-Great Deception Illusion!
Odaigon immediately cast an illusion spell to distract the monsters. At the same time, Choi Yeonseung jumped out. The monsters were out of their minds, making them very easy to deal with by cutting their heads off one by one with a sword.
Flash, flash, flash—
With each flash of light, a monster collapsed.
“......”
“......”
“... Friend! Let me use martial arts too! Don’t hog all the monsters to yourself!”
The hunters exploded.
So what if they were strong?
***
It wasn’t until Choi Yeonseung and Odaigon restrained themselves that the other hunters had the opportunity to use the skills they learned. As soon as they did, everyone became surprised.
‘Amazing...!’
‘This is so useful!’
They didn’t have big expectations since what they learned was just the basics of martial arts, not the ones with difficult movements and complex changes. They practiced simple cuts, stabs, or evasion tactics. Hence, they didn’t expect it would have this much of an effect when mixed with magic.
The thorn blade boar charged. Instead of using magic to defend herself, Elisabeth used the Beginner’s Swordsmanship and briefly inflicted damage. It was a simple attack, but she had to hit the monster immediately since it charged forward.
Bam!
As the boar faltered, Elisabeth attacked a few more times before stepping back. Wary of Elisabeth, the wild boar slowed down when it returned to its senses.
Meanwhile, Elisabeth had finished casting magic. Preparing it took longer than martial arts, but magic had destructive power.
Boooom!
The injured thorn blade boar had been killed. Martial arts filled in the gap between magic spells, especially during long casting! Such simple martial arts being so strong was unbelievable.
'I see. My attacks can become so diverse just by learning martial arts!’
‘... Amazing, Choi Yeonseung! Really!’
[The martial arts you taught the hunters have moved them. The power of your existence has risen!]
[The hunters express extreme appreciation for the ‘Undefeated Incarnation of Training.’ The power of your existence has risen!]
Behind them, Choi Yeonseung looked happy. Making and spreading his own martial arts proved worth it.
[The ‘Cat of Lava and Magma’ suggests posting a video about how to learn martial arts for beginners on Youtube.]