Translator: rainbowturtle
Editor: LD & Jyazen
[Five Elements Spider Crasul has been killed.]
[Experience has been acquired.]
[You have leveled up.]
[All health and magic power have been restored.]
[Your fighting energy stat has increased by 12.]
[The skill proficiency of You and I in One Shot! has increased to C+.]
[The skill proficiency of Magic Power Compression has increased to D.]
[The skill proficiency of Weapons Mastery has increased to B-.]
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[The skill proficiency of Magic Power Explosion has increased to E+.]
â12 points in fighting energy? Good, good.â
Hyeonu enjoyed the constant sound of the notifications. It was a rewarding moment after the battle that lasted one hour.
âHavenât a lot of skills risen in proficiency?â
Throughout the hour, he had used all types of skills against the boss monster. Most of his skills had risen in rank. Originally, Hyeonuâs skill rank surged rapidly. It was due to the title effect of First Person to Enter the Imperial Palace that increased proficiency gain by 10%. The effect was added to high-rated skills, and they grew really rapidly. The rank of Magic Power Explosion had already reached E+.
âThe rings and titles also played their part well.â
At this moment, a message appeared again.
[The title 'Ruler of the Spider Mineâ has been created.]
[Ruler of the Spider Mine]
[-A title given to a player who defeats Five Elements Spider Crasul, the boss monster of Mine Spiderâs Lair.
Effect: Movement speed is increased by 10%.]
âIt gave a title? This is a high-level dungeon?â
It was great. Hyeonu saw the title and smiled widely. He rejoiced.
Movement speed wasnât marked in the status window, but it was an important effect that anyone who played Arena knew about. At present, Hyeonu had a 40% rise in movement speed due to strengthening his body and the Great Gorge set. The effect of Ruler of the Spider Mine was a 50% increase in movement speed.
Based on the same points in the agility stat, Hyeonu was at least 1.5 times faster than other players. This was a great advantage in PvP as well as hunting.
âNow all I have to do is gain items...â
Hyeonu wanted the finishing touches. He had leveled up, ranked up his skills, and gained a title. The sketch was perfect. Only the final finishing touches were left.
âPlease, please!!!âHyeonu approached the body of Crasul that was gradually disappearing.
One step, two steps...
Every time he took a step, Hyeonuâs heart started to beat faster. By the time he arrived in front of Crasulâs corpse, Hyeonuâs heart was about to burst.
âNothing...? Nothing? Nothing?!!!â
Once Crasulâs body disappeared, only gold coins and two small eggs remained in a shabby manner.
âSob.âHyeonu knelt down without even thinking about picking up the gold eggs. The preceding rewards seemed in vain. At this moment, all the intangible rewards Hyeonu previously gained was worth nothing. The type of reward item that was immediately visible was more important.
Hyeonu was sobbing for a long time when Tang-E approached. Tang-E had picked up the gold and items on behalf of the frustrated Hyeonu.
âMaster dude, I picked it up a little while ago. Take it.â
Tang-E was holding a small disc.
âWhat is this?âHyeonu asked in a hoarse voice.
âIt was under the gold coins.â
â...?!! Give it to me!!!â
Hyeonu took the disc from Tang-E. He immediately checked the information of the disc.
[Crasulâs Curse]
[-A mask containing the grudge of Five Elements Spider Crasul. It feels sinister.
Rating: Unique
Restrictions: Ruler of the Spider Mine
Defense: 350
Effect: All stats + 50, âCurse of the Five Elements Spiderâ can be used.
Curse of the Five Elements Spider: If the attack succeeds, randomly grants one of five curses to the target. Can be stacked up to five times (burning, freezing, petrification, binding or bleeding).
However, the duration of the status isnât renewed and it doesnât apply to players.
Duration: 5 minutes.]
Hyeonu confirmed the identity of the disc and shouted with joy, âWow!â
It was an item he finally saw after a long time. Moreover, it was a mask item, which was extremely rare. It was unique rated. This was sufficient reward for hunting the five elements spider. Just looking at it made Hyeonu feel full.
âI didnât expect to get a mask here. I was going to ask Edchan...â
Fortunately, he obtained it. This eliminated the need to waste time bothering Edchan. There were some types of objects that could be called rare in Arena. They were items like the mask that Hyeonu acquired, gaiters, wristlets, and various tattoos. Since their drop rate was low and they sold in an instant when put on the auction house, there were many players who didnât know they existed.
Thatâs why Hyeonu was going to ask Golden Hammer Edchan. If he couldnât find any, then he would have to make it.
âThe options are good. Abnormal states that can be stacked up...â
Hyeonu would cherish this mask for a long time.
***
Tang-E was bored. His master was marveling and admiring something that gave off an ominous smell.
âSigh, my life. That Master dude has to take it...âTang-E sighed and sat down. Then something caught Tang-Eâs eyes. It was a blue bead and a red bead. âThey smell quite delicious?â
Tang-E was troubled by the two beads that he hadnât handed to his master.
âDo I have to give these to Master dude? He wonât like it if I donât give them to him... However, he wonât return them if I give them to him...â
Tang-Eâs troubles didnât last long. Seeing his master squirming in the distance, Tang-E closed his eyes and swallowed the beads. He swallowed the two in a row. Shortly after Tang-E swallowed the beads, a white light exploded from Tang-Eâs body.
***
Hyeonu was feeling happy when a message window appeared in front of him.
âWhat?!! What does this mean?!!â
[Your pet âTang-Eâ has taken the Five Elements Spider Crasulâs Essence (Sapphire).]
[Your pet âTang-Eâ has taken the Five Elements Spider Crasulâs Essence (Ruby).]
âWhat? What did you eat? Essence?â Hyeonu was shocked and quickly started to look for Tang-E. Finding Tang-E wasnât difficult. Light was coming from Tang-Eâs entire body.
Hyeonu shook his head when he saw such a Tang-E and pressed a hand against his temple. âNo matter what he looks like, his greed is huge.â
âSigh... The essence isnât pet food, but he ate it... I couldâve sold it or given it to others.â
Hyeonuâs sighing didnât stop.
âI hope nothing goes wrong?â
He didnât stop worrying about Tang-E. Just then, more messages appeared in front of Hyeonu.
[The strength stat has increased by 96 points.]
[The agility stat has increased by 76 points.]
[The physique stat has increased by 87 points.]
[The magic power stat has increased by 256 points.]n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
[Your pet âTang-E has created a new skill.]
Hyeonu was relieved when he saw the messages that continued to appear. Nothing had gone wrong. Tang-E had successfully absorbed the essences.
âI didnât know. There isnât enough information about pets.â
Thanks to this incident, Hyeonu felt he needed to know more about pets. How many essences could they eat? Was awakening possible only once? How could skills be learned? Could they wear equipment?
âTang-Eâs status window.â
Hyeonu sighed with relief and opened Tang-Eâs status window. He had to know what had changed after the essences were eaten.
[Status Window]
[Name: Tang-E
Level: 104
Species: Marionette Bear (First awakening)
Title: Bung Bung Islandâs Heir
Stats: Strength: 583 Agility: 549 Physique: 715 Magic Power: 1,368
The heir of Bung Bung Island. Bear-like physical abilities and high magic power are racial characteristics. He is very affectionate, unlike his prideful tone.
Intimacy: 85
Skills Possessed: Bearâs Momentum, Forestâs Blessing, Magic Power Affinity, Lightning, Giant Transformation, Roar, Ice, Fire.]
âThere are two attribute skills like lightning...â
It wasnât a loss. The stats have also risen by 500. There were two more skills like Lightning.
âSo there are three attributes?â
[Fire]
[The fire attribute is emitted from magic power.
Type: Immediately Activated
Rating: Rare
Skill Proficiency: F
Emits up to three streams of fire.
Skill Cooldown Time: 10 seconds.]
[Ice]
[The ice attribute is emitted from magic power.
Type: Immediately Activated
Rating: Rare
Skill Proficiency: F
Emits up to three streams of ice.
Skill Cooldown Time: 10 seconds.]
âA three-disaster bear, Tang-E. Good. A three-disaster bear.â [1]
Tang-Eâs new nickname, âthree-disaster bearâ, was given to him by his master. Now there was a lot of light coming from Tang-E. Soon, the light from Tang-Eâs body disappeared completely. Tang-Eâs appearance was slightly altered. His fur, which had been close to yellow, was now a golden color. There was red fur on both his cheeks like patches of rouge, and the ends of his paws were tinged with blue.
âUm...â When Hyeonu saw Tang-Eâs altered appearance, he couldnât speak for a long time. After a while, Hyeonu finally opened his mouth and said, âIsnât this good? You look much better than before. So cute, Tang-E.â
Hyeonu was very pleased with Tang-Eâs change. Tang-E soon opened his eyes. âMaster dude, I can now make fire and ice.â
A red light appeared around Tang-Eâs left foot. It wasnât big, but it would show great power if the ranking was increased. Tang-Eâs right foot was covered with ice. It was poor compared to Reinaâs ice at the Masked Fighting King. However, Tang-Eâs magic power was close to 1,400. It would be similarly powerful if his rank were higher.
âYes, well done.â Hyeonu stroked Tang-Eâs head after he took the essence safely. He was angry, but this happened because of how much Tang-E wanted to eat.
***
âHuh? Why is there so much?!â
Hyeonuâs eyelids were lowering. It was 3 oâclock in the morning, and he had been unable to leave his laptop for more than five hours. He had felt very happy when he sent the video of the five elements spider raid to Ellis. The problem came after he checked the mail from Kale. The email that he opened joyfully contained something huge.
âA sponsor proposal? What is this?â
Hyeonu downloaded and opened the enclosed file out of curiosity. It was the prelude to a tragedy.
â500 pages? I have to decide as soon as possible?â
The result was Hyeonuâs current haggard face. His eyes were on the verge of falling shut. No matter how many pages he turned, the end couldnât be seen. There were still more than 200 pages left.
Hyeonu despaired at the impossible situation. Some people might say that he could do it when he woke up. However, this didnât fit with Hyeonuâs personality. He shouldnât have opened it in the first place. Once he started, he had to look to the end. He didnât know how to give up because of his tenacious personality.
There was just a weakness with this personality. He had to keep running on the highway until it ended. This was despite the fact that he could have rest stops, and the chances appeared frequently.
âI will watch the streams in A-World before looking at the sponsor file again.â
It was unknown who Hyeonu was talking to as he entered the cube.
***
âWho should I look at? It is only for 30 minutes...â
Hyeonu connected to A-World and was troubled by the many available streams. There were many streams to watch including those of Reina, the Mano Guild, Rain, and Red Bull America. At this moment, something caught Hyeonuâs eyes.
[JT Telecom - Being Questioned]
âThis is it today.â
After a while, Hyeonu came out of the cube. It had been less than 10 minutes since he entered the cube. Hyeonuâs expression wasnât very good.
âWhat? Small fry? Canât compare?â
Something squirmed inside him that seemed like it would explode at any moment.
âPro gamer? Son of a bitch, just wait. I will step on all of you.â
Hyeonuâs pride was cracked.
[1] Referring to the three disasters of flooding, fire, and wind