Chapter 66 – 66. Dragon Slayer’s Reward

Something is running

It was a very tall, fierce looking man.

The hair blowing in the wind is like a lion’s mane, and the body that feels a huge pressure beyond the roughness and the size that is too big to be a human being.

It felt like a mountain was running.

“What, what is this…!”

In an instant, your hair goes white. Can you fight and defeat that monstrous being?

Impossible. But I thought that if I didn’t fight against it, if I didn’t struggle, I would just be crushed to death.

‘The first bread will win…!’

Captivated by the thought of attacking that monster right away, he raised both hands to use his skills.

Because he was running with great momentum.

As if trying to catch a dragon.

“Le, Le Rue!!!!”

Tentacles emerge from both hands. It was like an automatic reflex driven by the survival instinct to not want to die.

Details such as the identity of the man, the reason for running to me, or the good-natured smile on his face did not catch my eye.

Before observing and worrying further, I had already used my skills.

CHANHAAK!!!!

And as if it was natural, the tentacle was ovulated.

Piles of tentacles flying around as just a handful of meat.

I already thought that the tentacles wouldn’t be able to eat properly because I was a being with that level of spirit. The important thing is that I didn’t see that man pull out his sword or cut off his tentacles.

As if something was protecting the man. As if an invisible sword had been put on it.

All of the tentacles were severed before they could reach the man.

I think I’ve seen a few guys who shed their tentacles or dodge them… I thought they’d just be blocked and sliced.

“Pluto!!”

Collision while standing still I unfolded one of the twisted scales and immediately summoned Abyssmaw.

Soon, the abyss came together on either side of him, forming a huge mouth. Then the man stopped running, grinned, grabbed the abyss angler, twisted it, and forcibly canceled her skill.

‘Crazy..! Catch it with your bare hands…? What is that monster…’

Only then did I know for sure. That’s not something I can afford.

Just like when facing a deep support. I had a strong feeling that I couldn’t resist.

The closer he gets, the more the pressure intensifies. My legs trembled and my body trembled at the thought that I would die at this rate.

Is this the feeling of facing death? If I was just overwhelmed when I faced God… Now the hairs all over my body stand up and I naturally bite my teeth. The thought of not wanting to die is a bonus.

‘A servant of the good gods…? No, there’s no way that Indicron or Carshinax didn’t warn you in advance when a monster of that size is approaching… There isn’t… Ah… What the hell is that…’

I tried to shout to the women who were coming up behind me to run away.

I don’t know if I’ll be able to escape. Still, I thought that if I saw them die, I wouldn’t be able to live sober.

I thought that if everyone was going to die anyway, it would be better for me to die first. Ironically.

“For a moment! Wait! I’m not trying to scare you! Haha!!! I came running with a happy heart, but I unintentionally threatened you. I mean, I often forget it. I want to know how I will be seen by others.”

As she closed her eyes and called out the names of Indi Cron and Carshinax, her man raised both of her hands to indicate that he had no intention of attacking. She then introduced herself.

“My name is Siegfried! I don’t intend to harm you, so relax. Rather, are you the same Jang Jo-joon? I’ve been looking for a long time!”

Siegfried…? Who is that…

Ah! I remembered!

“Uh.. Yes. Ah! You are!”

He is the son of a deceased peddler.

When I handed over the belongings of the dead peddler to the peddler, he said that we would be able to meet him sometime last week… It seems that the meeting with him has been postponed to today because I went into the black market and got involved in incidents here and there.

“Okay. I finally met you. Nice to meet you.”

Siegfried reached out a large hand.

I crossed his fingers and shook his hand because his hand was too big.

Compared to his big hands, my hands looked like baby hands. If he gives his strength like this, a bowl of Jang Jo-jun’s juice will be completed.

‘Are you the right person..? It might be a giant…’

It appears to be almost 3 meters long, much larger than Mer, which is close to 2 meters. Maybe it’s because he’s bigger, he’s a man who really only looks like a giant.

And why do you have 6 swords on your waist?

Even behind his back was a greatsword the size of a pillar of a temple building.

In addition, there were different types of weapons all over the body.

‘Is that… A bomb? He said he’s a dragon hunter… He’s formidable.’

If a bastard like this comes to hunt me, he must run to the ends of the earth.

The dragons were pitiful.

“Oh, brother!”

“June!”

At that time, Heesun noona and Yewon ran from the back door. Both had very worried faces. It seems that they met Zeke first.

“Um, that person over there…?”

“Ah, this person…”

I introduced them about Siegfried. Then Zeke scratched his head and continued talking awkwardly.

“Actually, in your situation, you are like the peddlers, so don’t be so frightened. Because I never attack first. But this, because I was too big, I unintentionally gave everyone a sense of intimidation. Sorry haha.”

Siegfried smiled broadly and offered a sincere apology. Only then did the atmosphere lighten up a little, and everyone put on a slightly relieved expression.

After that, all the other women in the auditorium also came out. Seeing Siegfried’s appearance, they too opened their mouths in embarrassment.

In particular, Harin trembled and even hiccuped the moment he saw Zeke. I must have felt something I hadn’t felt before.

“Heh heh heh. Sleep more than that. Would you like to tell me the story of that time?”

Siegfried, who had been looking for me for days and days, seemed to want him to quickly tell me what had happened, so I told him in detail, from how I met the robber to how I killed him.

Eunji, who was next to him, even added some details, so Siegfried nodded with a satisfied smile.

In particular, when he said that he had sacrificed the killer robber to Carshinax, he grinned.

The fact that I was something like an apostle of evil spirits didn’t seem to matter much to him.

Haha!! You’re a friend who’s hotter than you look. I thought I would make an offering right there. Very good! It was a fun story in a while. Seriously, it’s not a bad story to hear about him dying.”

“Uh.. It’s not bad to listen to it anytime?”

“Huh? Oh dear. It’s a meta statement. Just let it pass.”

“Ah, yes.. I see.”

To say it’s a fun story to hear at any time means that you’ve already heard the story of a murder robber dying several times. From these words, I made two hypotheses.

First, Siegfried only lost his father in the setting, but in reality, it has nothing to do with revenge or anything, and is just an NPC who comes to give rewards as an event.

The second is that Zeke’s revenge has already ended a long time ago, and now he is just repeating similar things to borrowing the settings of that time.

In any case, in his situation, revenge for the murder robbery is just a condition for meeting a player who caught the murder robbery like me.

‘It’s the same with the last peddler… Unexpectedly, NPCs often make meta comments.’

They are aware that they are NPCs.

They knew very well that they were a character in a ‘game’ that they did not know what it was.

‘But it wasn’t Mer.’

Mer, however, did not consider herself a character on the game board.

Even becoming a player with an account creation card, she is no longer a flare NPC who has legitimately entered the game board.

‘Mer and Zeke… What’s the difference between the two? From my point of view, both are extraterrestrial beings. Why is Zeke an NPC and not Mer? Also, if I give the peddler an account creation card, can I make the peddler a player?’

The black market merchants knew that they were NPCs… Zeke’s remarks also let us know that he was aware of the fact that he was an NPC.

Mer is also of the same race, but do they have different rights?

Maybe Mer didn’t meet the qualifications to become an NPC.

Or maybe the slaves sold by the slave traders are not NPCs because they can actually become the player’s companions.

“Anyway, I have to say thank you. I have prepared some presents for you.”

Siegfried started pulling out something from the bag he was wearing around his waist.

He took out several items and put them back in, eventually choosing two items.

All these things fit in that little bag.

That must be a subspace pocket. I am more attracted to that than other rewards.

“Once you get this.”

“Uh… Is this… A gun?”

“Yes. It’s a gun.”

The item handed over was a very crude long gun.

It looks like an object that was forcibly put together, and its shape was barely fixed with a bloodstained bandage.

To be honest, it was a very disappointing look.

[Totzmir’s Blunderbuss: Can only fire two shots. You can break the dragon.]

But how far is the explanation… Breaking Yongrin? If it’s a dragon, it’s a dragon scale…

Wasn’t dragon scale hard to scratch in a normal fantasy?

As he was thinking about that, Zeke rubbed his nose and explained things.

“Even though it’s only two shots, I guarantee its destructive power. It’s an item with extremely high penetration and killing power, but poor durability. Useful in crisis situations. It’s something that will save you twice.”

“Go, thank you…!”

It’s a gun given to me by a dragon hunter, but I was kind of disappointed just by looking at the exterior.

I can’t easily imagine how great the performance would be if Zeke, who had monstrous strength, said that.

It could even fire only two shots in order to increase its destructive power and killing power to an extreme level. Thinking about it and looking at it again, even this fragile, precarious figure seems quite vintage and cool.

“Okay, next is this.”

While I was checking Totzmir’s blunderbuss, dragonslayer Siegfried handed me a wooden box this time.

I carefully handed the gun to Eunji and took the box.

“Open it.”

“Yes..”

There were three capsules in a wooden box of unknown cypress wood.

They were red, blue, and white potions, respectively.

[Nagaraja’s Serum: If you drink it, you gain more health and are less susceptible to disease.]

[Tears of Nagaraja: If you drink it, your magic becomes more pure and your five senses develop.]

[Nagaraja’s Bone Marrow: If you drink it, your muscles and bones will become stronger and stronger, and your recovery will be faster.]

“Wow…”

Crazy It’s a completely insane reward. Not just one, but all three of these?

Did I do something worthwhile enough to receive something like this..?

‘And let’s go out… He’s the one who appeared in the game as the king of snakes…’

I remember catching a boss mob with a similar name in a game I enjoyed for a while in the past. I can’t remember if he was the king of the seven-headed serpents or a god, but he was like that.

‘Then, isn’t this a really great thing…’

I absolutely want to eat. I will eat it all I need to read…

Haha. Originally, there was only one reward that could be given according to the regulations. I wrote a little bit Yes, they said they made human sacrifices to murder robbers, but I have no choice but to take care of them! Haha!! It’s funny even thinking about it now! To be sacrificed by evil spirits! Poor fellow!”

He must have had a lot of fun when I offered the murder robber to Carshinax.

A reward for hearing an interesting story. Nagaraja’s set seemed to be his pure favor.

I wonder if my affinity for him has risen without my knowledge.

“Oh, yes, take this too.”

Let’s go out, I was excited to take the juice gift set, so he pulled out a sword he was wearing around his waist and handed it to me.

“I have already had enough!”

What the hell is it? Why are you giving it to me?

At this point, I’m starting to get a little anxious. I wonder if he’s planning on taking me to some kind of hell after giving me everything?

No matter how much I like a chance or a reward like this, I’m not crazy enough to just pick it up and eat it all.

If you eat too much, you’re always full.

“Oh, don’t get me wrong. It means an apology.”

“Yes?”

“Hey, didn’t you almost die on the black market?”

“Uh.. Yes.. The underground guard or something strange came after me…”

“Actually, it’s because of me.”

“Yes?”

“The trouble was that I stopped at the black market to look for you. It’s just stimulating. Hearing from Cheshire, he seemed to have suffered quite a bit. Is not it?”

“Is Cheshire alive?”

“Huh? She’s okay. Cheshire is strong. She doesn’t die easily.”

He must have been acquainted with Cheshire.

‘You are alive. Fortunately.. But, as expected.. For some reason, they kept saying I was cute.. I guess I was a girl.’

Cheshire’s kindness to me in the madness of the black market was impressive. So, deep down, I hoped she was alive, but I’m glad.

“But what do you mean by provoking?”

“Heh heh.. There lives in the basement of the black market there is a guy who hates me terribly. When I show up, they must have sent out the guards. Sorry again.”

“No, it’s fine. Now, because I’m alive like this. Haha.”

I put on a businesslike smile.

He almost died, but he knew that it wasn’t Zekeman’s fault that the underground guard moved.

‘There must have been Botamilli’s intervention…’

Furthermore, since Siegfried has given me three very good rewards right now, it is only right that we reach an amicable agreement.

There is no need to pretend to be someone who kills dragons for no reason.

“Haha! What a big-hearted friend! Now. Come on, get it!”

I accepted the sword he handed me with a smile on my face.

It was the sword of the dark green blade.

[Swamp’s Return: Absorbs a player’s soul to borrow some of its abilities.]
[The soul of player ‘Yang Ji-sang’ is already dwelling.]

‘Why is Yang Ji-sang with this sword…?’

It was the moment when I grabbed the handle of the sword with such a question.

[Hey!! Can you hear me!!!]

[Please, anyone can answer me!]

[This crazy sword is shaking my ego!!!! Kyaaaaa!!!]

“What the fuck!!”

Suddenly I heard the screams of an old man and almost threw my sword in surprise.

“Heh heh heh! There’s a certain spirit wandering around here, so I caught it and put it in. Maybe it’s because he’s a self-conscious friend, so he won’t be eaten by the sword.”

Surprisingly, the soul of Yang Ji-sang, who was thought to be dead, was held in the swamp’s return island.

“Her…”

He was said to be a demon sorcerer, so I wonder if he was captured by Zeke while wandering around in a state of spirit in some way.

Later, when I have time, I will ask Yang Ji-sang directly.

“Thank you. I have been given a gift beyond measure.”

“No. What is this It’s still in the early stages of the disaster, but it’s quite powerful. You won’t need my help right now. Still, the threat always comes without knowing it. Tear this up if you ever need my help.”

“This..”

[Dragon Slayer’s Guard: Siegfried is summoned with a certain probability when torn. It can be called for about a minute.]

“You are my guardian. If I’m free when you tear it up, I’ll go help right away. By the way, if the opponent is so weak that I don’t like it… I’ll be quite disappointed with you.”

“OK. Thank you!”

“Okay, then you’ll work hard to survive.”

Siegfried patted me on the shoulder and disappeared with the light.

“Huh…”

Received an unexpected reward.

That’s a whopping four.