Chapter 30 – 30. Quick Skill Selection

I think I’m going to lose my mind trying to choose compensation.

“Why…”

What should I choose?

Why do I always have to stand at the crossroads of a choice like this?

Is this also the effect of Luck 666?

“I’m happy… I feel like I’m going crazy…”

“Your brother’s expression is very strange.. Where are you hurting again?”

“Lord, master. Why are you crying?”

“Ha… I’m glad… I’m happy. I am happy.”

As I shed tears of joy, Eunji and Harin looked at me curiously. When I explained the reward to both of them, they immediately understood my reaction.

“All three are legends.”

“That’s Eunji. I guess I’ll come with a choice disorder. I don’t know what to choose.”

It’s so hard to choose one out of the three.

You can choose anything, but my hands are shaking trying to choose just one of them.

I’d rather give it all Or don’t show the options at all. Why do you drive people crazy by giving them these options?

“Master. No details about the black market or the pawn shop?”

“Not at all. That’s the problem.”

Just by looking at the names, I think they both allow you to meet the hidden merchant, but it’s a problem because I can’t figure out what the black market sells and what the pawnshop has.

If I could know the details of the black market or the pawn shop, it would make my choice a little easier. The unkind description didn’t tell me that much.

“Brother, it looks good to have a merchant NPC accompany you. Right?”

“That’s right. Once we find it, we can continue to use it without having to go looking for it.”

If I keep taking the peddler, won’t someday sell something like the inner hem of the black thread again?

At that time, if you feed another slave other than me and achieve the same achievement as I did, you might be able to collect all the black market and pawn shop passes someday.

‘Right now, the only way to get an inner hem is through random sales at the peddlers…’

Of course, it’s frustrating because you don’t know when you’ll be able to meet the peddler again.

‘By the way, the peddler… He seemed in a great mood when he got off work. Will I be banned from work if I accompany us?’

So, isn’t the affinity with the NPC destroyed?

At best, I sold out the stalls and raised my liking, but what if I get a gold chip and my liking goes crazy?

‘No. There can be no such thing as a fucking system that makes people less likable just by taking them with them. There is no law saying that you have to go together from start to finish just because you are a companion. Maybe it’s the way I commute. Okay. Let’s think so.’

I wonder if it was designed so that the NPC’s likeability in real time would be chewed up without going crazy.

‘Is not it. Because the game operator is vicious and vicious enough to try to kill all the survivors with the first update. Maybe if I bring an NPC with me, I might really lose my affinity for it.’

Until you choose a gold chip and give it to the peddler, you won’t know how it will work, so let’s stop worrying about favorability. Anyway, even if it’s a good reward and the favorability goes to hell, I think that’s enough because you won’t be able to escape from me as long as you’re bound by the system.

“Hmm…”

At that time, Harin, who had been thinking with her eyes closed, groaned softly. Will that unique intuition work again this time?

“Can you feel something?”

“No. At all. I have no idea.”

Shit. At a time like this, it would be nice if Harin’s intuition made the right choice.

“Ha… What should I do?”

“What is your brother attracted to?”

“First of all… I want to make one of the black market and merchant NPC companions. Well, the black market attracts me the most.”

I’m also curious about the pawn shop, but what attracts me right now is the black market and NPC companions. I want to put aside the issue of NPC’s favorability for now and choose one of the two.

‘The black market seems to sell things that are not available on the market. Accompanying is a guaranteed taste.’

Let’s decide which of these two options Eunji and Harin choose.

“What do you like about Eunji? Choose one of the black market companions.”

“Well, I’m a black market like my brother. Above all, you can meet a peddler again, but you can only meet a black market or a pawnshop as an achievement reward, so it’s hard to meet like a peddler, so if you have to choose, it’s the black market.”

“Oh. Eunji definitely has a point.”

As Eunji said, the peddler is a being that you will meet again someday if you are alive. In addition, even if there are 10 or more survivors, they appear randomly, so the conditions for their appearance are not difficult.

On the other hand, black market or pawnshops can only go to compensation. There is no way to meet separately, and if you miss this opportunity, you may not be able to meet forever.

‘But if companionship is bad, then that’s not it either.’

First of all, there is no law saying that merchant NPCs will only have peddlers, so that’s the problem.

In future updates, new merchants other than peddlers may be added. Also, the new Merchant NPC may have much more difficult appearance conditions than the Pedestrian Merchant.

At that time, if you use the gold chip, it is good because you can continue to take the merchant with such tricky conditions and use it.

Again, there was no right answer. This is really just a choice that I have no choice but to pick one that fits my senses and Eunji and Harin’s opinions.

“How is Harin?”

“Both the black market and the companion are attracted to me… But first of all, I am also a black market. I think there must be a lot of unusual things.”

“Ok, fine. Let’s go to the black market.”

Made a decision Two of the three are shouting the black market, so it would be right to go to the black market.

Actually, I also wanted to choose the black market. If you say something like black market, it’s a place where you can feel a man’s romance.

Part of the reason is that the black market looks a little nicer than the pawnshop.

If all three are equally good, I think it’s right to choose the one that’s more delicate.

“The Gambler’s Black Chip Choice!”

At the same time as selecting the reward, a black chip that could be used in a casino fell out of the air.

I picked it up in a hurry, not knowing where to roll. This is an item that should be treated with extreme care until you meet the peddler.

“Phew. Done. I got all the achievement rewards with this.”

“Wow!”

“You worked hard, Master.”

“It’s thanks to the two of you choosing together.”

Certainly, it would have taken longer if I had tried to choose them all by myself. With Eunji and Harin choosing from the side, I was able to finish it relatively quickly.

“Then shall we take a skill now?”

“Me! From me!”

“Sister…”

“Oh right. I will yield this time.”

“Thank you.”

Last time, Eunji chose the skill first. This time, she seems to be yielding to Harin.

“Ruler. Then let’s start with Harin.”

Eunji and Harin each rose by 4 levels. Both of them are now level 9 and need to take 4 skills.

[Sung Harin]
[Level: 9]
[Class: Barbarian]
[Muscle: 40]
[AGI: 32]
[Health: 42]
[Will: 31]
[Magic attribute: 34]
[Lucky: 33]
[Skills: Heart Tracking, Muscle Expansion, Rough Skin, Destroyer’s Punch, Stone Slam]

Harin, like a barbarian, focused on her strength and stamina.

‘It’s a job specialized in survival. Not bad self-reinforcement skills and appropriate support skills.’

Harin, she probably would have survived alone even if she hadn’t met me.

[Select a skill.]

[One. Full of anger]
[2. Steel camouflage]
[3. Extended senses]
[4. Barbarian’s Cry]

[Expanded Senses: Closing your eyes sharpens your senses of hearing, smell, and touch. During sleep, your senses are sharpened. You will not be attacked at night.]

While Eunji and I came up with eye-related skills, such as a deformed field of vision that allows us to see through the darkness or a prying gaze, Harin gave up her sight altogether and came up with a skill that enhances other senses.

‘In addition, there is a skill that allows you to fall asleep even if you are left alone. After all, it’s a class that specializes in survival.’

Extended Sense was a skill that prevented you from being attacked by surprise or night attacks even while asleep.

This is important. If you are left alone, you will not know when enemies will attack, so your sleep pattern will be broken and fatigue will overlap.

Even if you fall asleep, your heightened senses will notice the enemy’s attack.

Even in a state where the field of view is blocked, it is a skill that must be taken if Harin is alone because it allows him to continue the battle by relying on his other senses.

“What would you like?”

“For me, ‘Overwhelming Rage’ and ‘Savage Cry’. There are guys coming soon after the master. I think I will need it to fight them.”

‘Overwhelming Rage’ is a skill that can briefly overcome the limit, but it is expected that there will be a reaction, and ‘Savage Cry’ can attract aggro to surrounding zombies instead of lowering the morale of the enemies.

“Then let’s start with the savage’s shout. Select.”

[The skill is applied.]

“I got it, master. The savage’s roar can damage spirits as well.”

“A spirit body? Are ghosts coming out later?”

“And…! Oh my god! Ghost!”

Eunji, a horror movie maniac, was visibly delighted at the word ghost.

Are you excited about being able to see a ghost in person? It’s a bit difficult to understand, but since it’s Eunji, I didn’t say much.

Contrary to Eunji’s reaction, Harin’s expression is timid.

“Ghost… Uh…”

Harin was afraid of ghost stories. She quickly wanted to turn the story in a different direction. I also didn’t want to imagine facing a ghost directly off the screen, so I quickly moved on to skill selection.

“Then the next skill.”

[Select a skill.]

[One. Full of anger]
[2. Steel camouflage]
[3. Extended senses]
[4. Scream Hold]

[Scream Hold: You gain resistance to pain. Increases stun resistance. The more painful it is, the more sensitive the mind is.]

“Oh… This is a skill I absolutely need.”

Every time I learn a skill, I get a bone disease, so pain tolerance is a necessary skill for me.

“I envy you…’

It is an effect that allows you to continue fighting even when injured. If you learn this, you will be able to survive a little longer without losing your mind in an isolated situation.

“I’ll do it with overflowing anger.”

“Okay.”

Of course, Harin chose a skill that could boost her fighting power in order to prepare for the upcoming fight.

Now there are 2 left.

[Select a skill.]

[One. Reckless rush]
[2. Steel camouflage]
[3. Extended senses]
[4. Scream Hold]

[Reckless Charge: Runs madly forward. The hit target is caught in a shockwave.]

“I’ll take this one.”

“Can I choose right away?”

“Yes. I was drawn to it as soon as I saw it.”

“Good.”

Harin’s choice was quick. As soon as she saw her, she said it was a skill she should use, and she chose the dash.

[Select a skill.]

[One. Ground Slam]
[2. Steel camouflage]
[3. Extended senses]
[4. Scream Hold]

[Ground Smash: Slam the ground with your hand or foot to create a shockwave. Allies may get caught up in it.]

“It’s going to hit the ground too, right?”

“Yes. I really like it.”

With this, I chose all of Harin’s skills.

Thanks to choosing her skill assuming a battle with the enemy, she was able to finish it quickly.

“Next it’s Eunji’s turn.”

“Is it over soon?”

“Huh. I guess Harin definitely got her concept as a barbaric warrior.”

“Oh, no. Rather than being savage, it’s just… To be able to fight better…”

“Yeah. Harin, the barbaric warrior, is cool.”

“Uh… Yes…”

Harin is a savage for some reason, so he gets embarrassed when teased.

“Let’s see Eunji..”

[Lee Eunji]
[Level: 9]
[Class: Shadow Walker]
[Muscle: 34]
[AGI: 44]
[Health: 30]
[Will: 35]
[Magic attribute: 36]
[Lucky: 44]
[Skills: Shadow Weaving, Shadow Concealment, Paralyzing Fang, Blurry Step, Spotting Gaze]

Like an assassin, agility was the highest. It’s a natural number because you have to move quickly.

[Choose a skill]

[One. Non-existence]
[2. Causing bleeding]
[3. False detection]
[4. Increased pain]

[Rainbow Eruption: When throwing a dagger, the accuracy rate increases dramatically. Weakly pursue the enemy.]

It was a skill similar to Harin’s stone sling, but it was limited to daggers. I think the hit rate is probably higher because of the restrictions. Just looking at the description of tracking the enemy, even if it is weak, gives a sense of how threatening the skill is.

“It would be best to release the rain, right?”

“I wonder if it is necessary to take a picture of the cause of bleeding. Because false determination is not very necessary in battle. Increased pain is good, but it also causes rain, right?”

I’d like to keep my enemies distracted by the increased pain, but right now, non-doing was a better option. It’s a source of a way to use the shadow dagger pulled out through shadow weaving more usefully.

[Choose a skill]

[One. Shadow thorn]
[2. Causing bleeding]
[3. False detection]
[4. Increased pain]

[Shadow Thorns: Erupts thorns from shadows on the ground.]

“And. Are you crazy?”

“Brother, let’s do this.”

This is a skill that can deliver unpredictable blows. A technique that allows you to aim at the enemy’s back by throwing a blade and then spewing out shadow spikes.

If Eunji is good at control and uses it well, it seems that various linkages will be created.

[Choose a skill]

[One. Destruction of evidence]
[2. Causing bleeding]
[3. False detection]
[4. Increased pain]

[Evidence Destruction: Swallows the slain target into the shadows.]

“Wow… Evidence destruction. If this is not the time now. Don’t I look like a murderer, brother?”

“I know. He hides his presence, stabs him to death with a shadow weapon, so there is no evidence left. Also remove the body. These are abilities all psychopaths dream of.”

It’s creepy to think of meeting them as enemies. Death slowly approaching in the dark.

“I think increasing pain is better than destroying evidence.”

“I think so too.”

It would be nice to inflict extreme pain on enemies with increased pain and lower their mental strength. And the screams of a colleague writhing in pain seem quite terrifying. Will the morale go down?

[Choose a skill]

[One. Destruction of evidence]
[2. Causing bleeding]
[3. False detection]
[4. Leaving afterimages]

[Leave an afterimage: Creates an artificial presence by leaving an afterimage with unusual steps. Enemies fall into confusion.]

“Let’s decide on the last skill to leave an afterimage.”

“Good good. Do it, brother.”

Leaving an afterimage is a skill that won’t work against zombies, but it’s a skill that will work effectively against humans. It would be possible to deliberately leave an afterimage and trick the enemy into a surprise attack.

“Okay. Now I’ve taken all the skills.”

Now let’s get moving again. I have to offer Stephen’s Pillar to Karshinax.