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Chap 24's

[BlackSmith's Rage]

[Difficulty: B]

As the Successor of Pagma, you have inherited Pagma's will as well as his techniques. You have Pagma's humanitarian ideology that uses 'smart to benefit others'.

You will never be able to forgive the Mero Company and its minions, who oppress the old and helpless blacksmith.

Help the blacksmith Khan, who falls for the Mero Company's hoax and loses his customers.

Quest Clear Conditions: Get rid of the minions of the Mero Company and destroy the transfer contract of the workshop.

Clear Reward: Blacksmith Khan's alcohol symptoms will improve. Affinity with Khan will reach the maximum.

* Khan was originally an excellent blacksmith. However, after his business was ruined due to the Mero Company's deceit and he was subjected to severe stress, he became dependent on alcohol. He was currently an incompetent old man, but if he recovered from his alcohol addiction, he would definitely regain his status as a great blacksmith. At that time, he will know your identity and be of great help to you...

Quest Reception Prize: Skill 'Blacksmith's Rage' created.

[Quest Failure: A few days later, Khan will die, and all missions associated with him will be permanently destroyed.]

“Eh?”

The blacksmith ideology...?

“Is this a humanitarian parody?”

It was the motto of the legendary blacksmith Pagma!

“...Is there a hidden class that will appear after only eating garlic for 100 days?”

No, now is not the time to joke.

"This situation is a mission."

It was as Rous had expected. In a ruined blacksmith's workshop, the sudden appearance of gangsters was the beginning of a new mission.

[Do you want to receive a quest?]

There were five enemies, and their levels were estimated to be 35 or higher. On the other hand, Rous was alone and only level 3. He was also unarmed as he had left his sword and armor in the warehouse.

Should Rous refuse the Mission? No. gabe.

"I accept."

There was no reason for him to refuse this quest. Although he was level 3, his stats made him on par with players at level 20. Moreover, he possessed the skill of 'Featured Iron-Savvy Patience'. It was an incredible skill that increased his concentration, stamina, and defense to the peak for an hour. But is that all? He had a passive skill that made him invincible for five minutes if his health was minimal.

“In fact, I'm not without a gun.”

Rous opened his inventory. He picked up one arrow that he left as a souvenir.

[Special Jaffa Land]

[Rank: Epic]

Attack Power: 35~42

Arrows are made by craftsmen with great skills and potential but lack experience and reputation.

Due to the effect of combining jaffa with steel, it has very high penetration and ignores some enemy defenses.

* Have certain opportunities to ignore enemy defenses.

[Weight: 0.1]

Arrows were consumables, but that was only if fired with a bow.

“If I hold it and use it as a dagger, it will not be consumable.”

In fact, there are many cases when arrows are taken and reused. It is said that most of the arrows can be reused unless they are too damaged by the target, but Rous does not know because he has no experience of firing a bow.

'I thought it was strange that arrows were so expensive, so I asked passers-by. Thanks to that, I realized that arrows are not always exhausted. Huhuhu, information is power! I must not ignore the impact of information collection in the future.’

Rous smiled in satisfaction and examined the gangsters closely. They held menacing weapons such as axes, swords, and mace while wearing leather armor.

"The sky helps me."

It might be different if they were wearing armor. However, Rous could cause serious damage if he pierced the leather armor multiple times with the Jaffa Arrow.

'This land is something I made with my heart. Its value could not be compared to ordinary arrows. I may have a level 20 attack power, but I believe this arrow. Because of the option to ignore the defense, I will be able to fill the offensive gap. There are also countless battle experiences that I have accumulated in my days as a fighter.’

His higher-than-level stats, matching weapons, cheat skills, and combat senses obtained from — Rous's past experiences believed that four elements were enough for him to complete the quest.

"The possibilities are very small."

Will he be willing to accept a mission that is more likely to fail than succeed? That's obvious. First, there is no penalty for Rous if the mission fails. NPC Khan will die, and all quests related to him will be destroyed permanently. However, it was not something Rous should fear because he did not know what his mission was. Second, he was rewarded just by accepting missions.

[Quest has been accepted.]

[Because of the quest acceptance, the skill 'Blacksmith's Rage' (smith's anger) has been obtained.]

The search receipt reward is different from the obvious search reward. It was a skill that Rous had received just by accepting quests. Who would resist such a search?

He immediately opened the skill window to check for new skills.

[Blacksmith's Rage]

[Lv. 1]

Increases attack power by 10% and attack speed by 30% for 20 seconds.

Cost of Which Skills: 50

[Cooldown Skill Time: 60 seconds]

'Me-It's Amazing!'

Production-related classes like blacksmiths were said to be unable to learn combat skills. Nevertheless, Rous had now learned the combat buff just by receiving a quest related to the blacksmith! Besides, the performance is amazing.

'Isn't this much better than the combat buff skills I learned as a Warrior?'

The Buff Warrior skill he used increased his attack power by 20% over a period of time, and the cooldown time was three minutes. However, the newly learned buff increased his attack power and attack speed, and the cooldown time was one minute.

'Is this not a windfall? huhuhoo... Oh, is this a hidden quest I've heard of? However, isn't the difficulty of the quest too low for hidden quests? Maybe this... This might be a related quest. The quest that Blacksmith Khan possessed was probably a related quest. It's really a success.’

Once Rous realized the importance of Blacksmith Khan, he had an obligation to do his best to complete the quest.

'Thanks to the new skill, the chances of completing a quest were even higher... Good.'

Rous decides to approach the gangsters.

"What... This guy?" The gangsters tilt their heads when Rous returns instead of leaving.

Rous pointed an arrow at them. Then he explained to them the biggest reason why he received this quest. “you crossed the line. I also don't care about the parents, but unlike you. Not only are you disrespectful towards the older person, but there's no manners at all? You gotta learn some manners, you bastards. I can't forgive him.”

He's not trying to emulate a hero of justice. Rous doesn't like people like this!

"Blame the fact that you guys look like Mother's Heart Is Happy employees."

As Rous stepped closer, the gangsters began to take their weapons.

"You motherfucker! This brat dares to say such a thing to us? Eh? No, did something suddenly happen to this brat? Hey you! Do you want to go to hell? Huh uh?"

"This bastard doesn't appreciate our kindness let him go ..."

Indeed, lawless NPCs were terrifying. They instantly showed the intention to kill Rous. It seemed like they were really people who had committed a lot of crimes.

"They're too cruel."

Still, there was no reason to avoid them out of fear. Today, these people are not the objects of fear. They were targets to be defeated in order to complete the quest.

The ambition of a warrior was boiling inside Rous. He snorted with ridicule towards the gangster and raised his hand. “Stop your useless talk and come on.”

The gangsters reacted immediately.

"This crazy bastard!"

"Get him! hit him for me! No, kill him! Just kill him.”

The red-faced gangsters rushed towards Rous.

There are a total of five opponents. In the wide open space, he would be surrounded and killed instantly. Rous had identified the terrain of the workshop earlier and headed for the stairs leading to the second floor. The stairs were wide enough for two adult men to stand side by side.

Rous stood in the middle with an arrow. "Anyone who wants to die comes"

The gangsters are snapped when Rous takes advantage of the geographic, then they belatedly confirm the identity of the weapon in Rous's hands.

"Whatis that? An arrow?"

“Huahahaha. Do you want to deal with us with that arrow? Where's bows? Eh? Did you drop it on your mother's skirt, Starter?”

“By the way, the blacksmith can't use a bow. They don't handle guns well. So no wonder he needed to swing an arrow. He's so stupid.”

These people underestimated Rous!

Among them, Johnson had the most ferocious nature, so he rushed forward first. "I'll cut this blacksmith like a bear."

Rous confronts Johnson, who has advanced forward foolishly like a wild boar, and uses the skills he has just learned. "Iron Clever Anger."

[Iron Clever Fury has been activated. Your attack power and attack speed will increase significantly over 20 seconds.]

At the top of the screen, a message with '20 seconds' appeared. It was a notification window that showed the duration of the skill. Rous confirmed that the skill was successfully cast and quickly extended his arm.

Jimbz!

It was faster than Johnson could swing his axe. The box arrow pierced Johnson's chest twice.

Large weapons had the advantage of high damage and durability, but they had the fatal disadvantage of slow attack speed. On the other hand, Rous's attack was fast due to the weightless arrow. In addition, he used Blacksmith's Rage and was able to defeat Johnson quickly.

[Critical!]

[Special Jaffa Arrow Effect activated, meaning the enemy's defense was completely ignored.]

"Th..ugkk!"

It was only two strikes, but full force was unleashed. One blow was a critical attack, while the other ignored the defense due to the optional effects of the Special Jaffa Arrow. At this moment, Rous was sure luck was following him. He had never imagined that an arrow could deal this kind of damage.

“B-how...?” Johnson had a look of disbelief on his face as the arrow pierced through his skin armor. Then he coughed up blood and rolled down the stairs.

Johnson turned into a gray light, and several messages appeared before Rous's eyes.

[You have defeated the villain Winston, Johnson.]

[Reputation in Winston Village has increased by 60.]

[Your relationship with the villain Winston becomes hostile.]

[Villain Winston will try to kill you when they find you.]

[4,300 experiences have been gained.]

"Wow."

Rous expects the gangster to be at least level 35. As if to prove his guess right, Rous obtained five levels just from Johnson's death.

'I defeated a level 35 enemy in just two punches?'

Rous couldn't believe it. Even if it was a critical attack and the enemy's defense was ignored, he never expected to do so in just two attacks.

'These people, do they have lower health compared to what their appearance indicates?'

That's a good explanation. Considering their aggressive tendencies, it was likely that the gangsters had focused their stats on strength.

'OK.'

Rous felt even more hopeful that he could complete this quest.

"Status window."

[Name: Grid]

Rate: 8 (125/1,400)

Class: Pagma's Successor

* The probability of adding additional options when creating an item will increase.

* The chances of item upgrade will increase.

* All equipment items can be used unconditionally. However, there are penalties depending on the item's rating.

Title: Someone Who Became a Legend

* Abnormal conditions are not working well on you.

* You will not die at minimum health.

* Easy to acknowledge.

Health: 316/316 Where: 87/87

Strength: 24 Stamina: 22 Agility: 16 Intelligence: 29

Agility: 55 Persistence: 21

Tranquility: 14 Persistent: 16 Dignity: 14 Insights: 14

Stat Points: 110

Weight: 842/1,000]

Grid gained five more levels, so now he had 110 stat points.

'This is the perfect time to distribute my stat points.'

He did not hesitate to invest all of his stat points in strength and agility.

[You've invested 50 points in strength. Is this true?]

"Yes." Yeah."

[After the point is invested, it is non-refundable. Do you want to continue?]

"Yes." Yeah."

[You've invested 60 points in agility. Is this true?]

"Yes." Yeah."

Warning statements appeared, and Rous's strength and agility greatly increased.

Seeing their comrades die so suddenly, the other gangsters were shocked and could not climb the stairs.

“A-W-What is that guy? How did he handle Johnson so easily?”

"Johnson was not alert and allowed herself to be stabbed in the heart twice."

“Stay, isn't that bastard's weapon just an arrow? It wasn't shot from a bow. An arrow held by hand pierced through the leather armor and did such damage...? It's nonsense. That's not possible."

“...This blacksmith must be so powerful that he did not rely on weapons. Maybe he wasn't a blacksmith from the start. He is a fighter. I'm sure of this.”

"What's that... Maybe he just looks weak."

“Do not only pay attention to the outer appearance.”

The gangsters watched Rous carefully.

Blacksmith's Rage only lasted another 10 seconds, so Rous provoked them, "What are you guys doing? Do you not attack? Aren't the four of you fighting only one person, myself? you guys are big three-level gangster bastards.”

“Level three? Did you say asshole?”

"Praga, wait!"

Despite calls from his friends, a gangster named Praga falls for his taunts and attacks Rous. This time, his weapon was a huge mace. Praga's attack speed was very slow, just like Johnson who used an axe.

Trak truck truck!

Praga ran up the stairs and pointed the mace at Rous's face.

Rous dodged it as much as possible and pushed the arrow forward.

Jlens jlebs!

His increased agility was immediately effective. This time, Rous could strike the arrow three times before the enemy could attack once.

“Akhhhh!” Praga was stabbed three times in the chest before he retreated.

'Damn it, ' Rous cursed in his heart.

This time, there was no critical attack. Moreover, the optional effects of the Special Jaffa Arrow were not activated. Is that why it didn't happen? Rous's attack power had increased thanks to the 50 points invested in the power, but Praga did not die.

“Hey, are you okay?”

“Ugh... That's not enough to kill me.”

“Hmm... I think it's just a coincidence that he attacked Johnson in two strikes. The attack power seems to be weaker than I expected. ”

Little by little, the gangsters begin to identify Rous's power.

Then Veil explained to his men, “Hal we need to be aware of at this time is the speed of his attack. He is much faster than us because we use big guns, so fighting one on one is definitely a loss.”

"Then what?"

"What should we do? It's simple.” Veil blinked, and they stood as a group in front of the stairs.

Then he said to Rous, who was standing alone on the stairs, “I won't go up to attackmy. You can't stay there forever. When you have to go down in the end? Then I'll kill you.”

pfft... They're pretty smart.

'If they were monsters, they would move without thinking.'

Rous's plan to utilize the terrain was futile.

'There are four people left. One of them was seriously injured, but he was still able to fight. Damnit... No matter what method I think, it is too dangerous to face them all at once. How can I complete this mission?’

Rous could be satisfied with the fact that he had acquired a new skill through this mission. He was curious about the related missions and rewards to be received from Blacksmith Khan, but should he take the risk?

'It is wiser to forcibly exit the mission by fleeing, rather than dying. But...'

Rous's eyes looked elsewhere. He gasped as he met the eyes of Khan, the old man standing in the corner. Was it because of hope, hope, and gratitude in the eyes of the old man who saw Rous ...? It's like Khan was looking at a hero.

'Don't look at me with those eyes. I'm not a hero.'

Rous tried to ignore the old man's gaze. Then he stopped right before the logout.

'Just accepting the mission gave me a new skill. I am 100% sure that this is a hidden mission. The reward of the related mission received from the old man was definitely beyond imagination. Wouldn't it be foolish to give up on a rare mission that I might never see again?’

Yeah, Rous should try it. He went down the stairs and was immediately surrounded by the gangsters waiting for him.

'My defense was close to zero, and my health was small. If I let these people attack, I would be killed in two or three attacks, even if it wasn't a fatal wound. The important thing is to fight as fast as possible. Careful, careful.

Concentrate as much as possible. He confirmed the Blacksmith's Rage's cooldown time had ended and used the skill again.

"BlackSmith's Rage"

[Iron Clever Fury has been activated. Your attack power and attack speed will increase significantly over 20 seconds.]

'OKAY. Next.'

"Patience Legendary Blacksmith.”

[Nothing happened.]

“Eh..?”

The skill is inactive...?

Rous was confused and hurriedly opened the skill window. Then he read the detailed explanation of the Patience Legendary Blacksmith skill.

[Patience Legendary Blacksmith.]

[Vitality, defense, and agility will increase 200% over the course of an hour.]

* This skill consumes no mana.

* This skill cannot be used intentionally. It is naturally triggered if you continue to persist.]

“...Ah, shit.”

This damn thing... That is a conditional activation skill?

'I should have read the description of the skill ... It's like not reading the fine print.'

When one of the elements Rous believes is missing, the gangsters narrow the distance with their weapons.

"Hey, are you ready to go to hell?"

"I'll make you pay for injuring and killing my friends."

Rous fucked.

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