Chapter 4 : Kasaka Domain?
Several hours since MC cleared the Goblin's Domain,
Morning: 10 AM.
Change of POV: Sung JIn-Woo.
'I still got several days before I was discharged from the hospital.' I though as I continued doing squats.
There is only squats and to run 10 kilometers left and I'll be free to do whatever I want today.
'I still have lot to accomplish today. I need to deal with Kasaka dungeon today. In hope I might get to Level 20. Then In following days I need to save Yoo Yin-Ho, he would be good friend to have and useful business partner. Then I will need to save others from Kang Taeshik. '
Of course I can't use my knowledge about [System] anymore, since it's different and different dungeons will appear for me to open.
And since war with Monarch is won by Ruler's side, more gates might be opened and be random. But considering what Cosmic Being said, story line in South Korea will be same, due to Monarchs not interfering with Earth anymore.
And since they won't interfere later, future is unknown.
I stood up .
"But what will Job-Change quest look like for me since I will be Monarch of Plagues.." I muttered to myself, just in time as someone opened the doors leading to my room.
I turned around to look at who is it.
"Jin-Woo! How are you!" Asked a purple haired girl with hair styled into ponytail, with purple eyes wearing blue school uniform. This is Sung Jin-Ah, Sung Jin-Woo's sister, or rather my sister since I became Sung Jin-Woo.
"Oh did you grow taller too! And when did you start exercising it! You are packed with muscles!" She commented before literally flash-stepping and appearing in front of me to inspect my shirt-less upper body.
I smiled at her, before pinching her cheeks of course. Ok sorry! I couldn't stop myself, I didn't have a younger brother or sister in my previous life !
But since I have this second chance, I don't plan to waste it at all.
"Wow! Wu! Please stop Jin-Woo!" She pleaded as she tried to separate my hands from her face with no avail.
"Did I ever say how much I love you Jin-Ah?"
Her face turned red as tomato before I stopped pinching her cheeks
"Stop it! You say that everyday!" She turned her flushed head away before muttering " Stupid older brother.."
I walked around the bed before picking up my shirt and putting it on. Should I mention that my body has changed? Apparently those muscles and body changes are related to levels, the more I level up the more my body will change.
I already look like changed Jin-Woo, but not how he will look like In Jeju-Island ARC.
"Jin-Woo!"
I turned and glanced at her.
"Jin-Ah, how is your school these days? Did anyone trouble you?"
"Huff! No one did, but.."
I glanced at her. "But?"
"My friend awakened as Hunter, Han Song-Yi awakened as E-Rank Hunter.."
I see where it goes.
I sighed, I will have to deal with Red-Gate incident sooner or later, it would be stupid mistake to miss on Baruka's Daggers while I can use them.
"Anything else?"
"I'm getting A-Marks on every test."
I smirked at that, she is brilliant student. I walked up to her and rubbed her head a bit before she whined.
"Did you take enough money to buy yourself a lunch from my wallet?" I questioned her, since I plan on taking Sung Jin-Woo's place, I'm gonna spoil her.
A lot too.
"Of course, I just wanted to see you since I have two classes free! " She said before giving me a hug, which I returned. " Now I have to go with friends together since Teacher won't be attending our class, bye! And heal up fast so you can return to our apartment!"
"Ah she run off."
I chuckled to myself.
Ok now, where is that black tracksuit, I still have Hapjeong Subway Station's Dungeon to clear.
2 hours later.
At Hapjeong Subway Station.
I looked right and left, thankfully no one was around. And that Golem D-Rank boss was killed yesterday by passing A-Rank, no casualties.
I immediately took out key for Instance Dungeon I need, keyhole leading to Kasaka dungeon opened, I plunged the key into it and twisted.
Transparent door appeared, no reason to waste my time anymore. I walked into the dungeon.
And soon enough, it didn't pass much time before I was attacked by rampaging Goblins.
"Keek!
"Kreek!
"Ka!"
Four of them in total.
I took out my [Sword of the Goblin King] from the Inventory. Just one slash at each of them and they were cleaved in half.
Their lifeless bodies falling on hard floor with resounding thud.
~THUD!
But their bodies did not disintegrate like they did in my previous dungeon.
"Why is that?" I mussed to myself, could it be due to my previous dungeon being considered as Tutorial? Or was there some other hidden meaning I missed?
"Grrr!" A growl was heard from in front of me, and two wolves run at me. What were their names again?
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Ah that was their names, I mean they were shown once in manhwa. I can't really remember them, and even Sung Jin-Woo's memories don't have them...
I waited before they were in striking distance before easily cutting then horizontally from jaws to tail, both of them. One after another.
"And how did Sung Jin-Woo collect fangs or items from Magic Beasts in the Dungeons once again?" I asked myself, since I'm in dungeon I don't have to worry about other people hearing me or something similar. I can say and do whatever I want.
I crouched down near the corpses of these wolves. Just then I got notification from the [System].
[Steel-Fanged Raikan]'s fang attained!]
"So I just need to walk around them or just crouch near them so you can collect items you can from them?"
[DING! Affirmative, both functions work!]
I see. I shoot a sharp glance at where I felt hostility from. It's not strong for me right now, but it's numerous.
And I was right.
From the dark corner of the station, numerous red-glowing eyes flashed at me.
"There are 30.. No, 40 of them. Good enough for level or two.." I stood up with a grin on my face, no matter how many of them come at me, it will be easy for me to deal with them. In worst case scenario, I saved up rewards from daily quests, just in case.
"RARR!
"GR!"
Dozens of growls were heard before each one of them leaped at me, their red fur turning into red line as they run at me.
I stood undisturbed but slightly nervous as I clenched [Steel-Dagger] in my left hand and [Sword of the Goblin King] in right. My [Steel-Dagger is going to break any time soon, but hopefully I will gain Kasaka's dagger in return, that thing is op enough for me. But inevitable will be useless once I gain access to Monarch of Plague's powers.
I prepared, as each one of them approached me, I was ready.
First, I cleaved first one in half.
Then I sidestepped from the next one who leaped at me before plunging my [Steel-Dagger] in his head directly, through eye and killing it while also simultaneously blocking sharp jaws of another.
"Fuck you!" I kicked the ugly one who caught my sword in it's jaws. Force of my kick send it flying into ceiling, but I did not have much time to inspect my current strength, I had to prepare for further..
Battle lasted less than five minutes this time, and the only reason for so was because of their annoying jumping abilities. My physical strength was strong enough to crash their skulls since I did so to one of them..
But..
I glanced at my broken [Steel-Dagger] before throwing it away as trash.
I leveled up three times. And now I'm LEVEL 16.
"And it has not passed even ten minutes since I walked into this dungeon." I grinned, "This is perfect! At this rate I will improve faster than original Sung Jin-Woo and since I won't have Shadow Army it will be okay compensation I suppose."
I stood up, time to clear up this dungeon real quick!
And soon enough, I run into a group of 20 Goblins this time.
Easily dispatched them all, no need to even worry about them at all anymore.
But what Magic Beasts that are most annoying in this dungeon would be Razor-Clawed Briga, they aren't strong nor a threat at all. They are just annoying to kill due to me having to jump in air to slash at them or wait for them to attack me.
[LEVEL UP!]
"Level 17, nice. If I remember, Sung Jin-Woo was below 16 level when he fought that snake, yet once he caught it neck it was game over for it. I should thank Sung Jin-Woo for hints truly."
I rested up and eat one hamburger, there is no need for me to bring backpacks anymore at all.
After one hamburger and bottle of coke I'm ready to continue my hard work.
Another group of Steel-Fanged Raikans of about 20 of them.
Then another group of Goblins, 20-30 more or less.
And final group of Razor-Clawed Brigas.
"Now it's just waste of time honestly waiting anymore for them to spawn, I killed off everyone of them or almost every Magic Beast in this dungeon." I said to myself as I glanced at stairs leading to the boss of the room.
"Time to find out who is stronger, me or that slimy Snake."
I sent [Sword of the Goblin King] back into {Inventory}, I doubt it would be useful, only strangling will.
I slowly walked down the stairs, my guard activated. Most of my attention at water circling down the station.
And just then..
I noticed hostile presence from the left, rushing at me from water, and pushing waves along with it.
"I'm Level 18! It won't be so easy for you!" I screamed at top of my lungs as I leaped off from my previous position, and just as expected, the end of tail crashed my position soon enough. "Shit!"
The moment I touched the floor once again, the same tailed that I jumped away from changed it's direction pattern at me. This time, once it was about to hit me, I jumped upwards on the roof, just barely catching a limping steel pole.
"Here here!" I shouted, trying to catch it's attention, and soon enough, a big ass Snake leaped from the water.
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The giant blue snake head approached me, with mouth open to swallow me.
Obviously, even knowing that I should be stronger, it's definitely making me nervous.
Nervous so much I gulped, that damn thing is huge!
I prepared myself, just bit more!
I summoned a random dagger I looted from Goblins, thankfully I only managed to get several of them which I kept for throwing.
The same dagger I brought from my inventory, I threw it at incoming eye of the huge snake.
Even if that thing has hard scales, eyes will always be a weak spot!
But it's damn reaction speed was enormous, just before dagger was about to plunge itself into it's eyes, it closed them, causing dagger to hit hard scale of it's eyelids.
But I grinned, this is still in my plans.
With this small distraction I leaped from the pole i'm hanging on, onto the incoming snake's forehead, before punching it with full force!
~PUNCH!
~PUNCH!
Force of my punched easily cracked through the damn hard scales of the snake.
It obviously didn't take this very well, it screeched or was it hissed?
"Hissss!" Loudly as it can, but it not dare rab me into wall along with it's head.
No, instead it lunged into water in attempt to drown me!
"Smart fucking snake!"
Was last thing I said before I was underwater.
My punch force will be weaker in father!
My speed will be slower!
And I can't breath underwater.
I quickly came to a rash decision, it might be wrong but I don't care!
I used Kasaka's head to jump and propel myself from the water as high as I can. Thus landing safely at floor of the station.
I underestimated it. I expected it to be easier.
I huffed heavily before again concentrating.
I waited.
And waited.
It has passed minutes already, and the damn snake in question did not sprung up from the water to attack me once again..
"Why are you not attacking me? Do you really want me to go for you?" Ah no, I can be patient, very patient. I'm not stupid and I'm gonna wait perfectly.
And I waited for an hour or more.
Before Kasaka's head sprung up from the water, attempting to swallow me thinking I dropped my guard.
"It's over for you!" I jumped on it's head easily before grabbing it's neck as hard as I can.
And under my physical strength, it's scales cracked one after another, in just two second since I grabbed it's neck, it was already in state of half dead.
It's due to me being stronger than original Sung Jin-Woo.
But Snake was not going to let it easy on me, it tried to shrug me off by hitting itself on nearby walls and boulders in attempt to shake me off.
But unfortunately for it, I can be very persistent once I know I can get what I want.
~THUD!
~CRACK!
A sound of scales breaking was heard for one last time, before the sound of the Kasaka's dead body hitting floor was heard too.
[You defeated [Blue Venom-Fanged Kasaka]! ]
[LEVEL UP!]
[LEVEL UP!]
[Rewards for Defeating Boss of the [Hapjeong Subway Station Dungeon] are following: ]
[Rewards: ]
[ [Kasaka's Venom Fang] EFFECTS:]
[ + 25 ATK]
[Paralysis: Opponents cannot move for a set time!]
[Drain: HP -1% per Second. Effects from the Venom of the Kasaka, one HP percent per second!
[ [Kasaka's Vemon Gland] Effects:]
[Permanent Effects :
[Kasaka's Armor Scales :Physical Damage -20% =Permanent Buff]
[Damaged Muscles: STR -35% = Permanent Debuff]
Chapter Word Count: 2254
STATUS!
{Stats}
[ Primary Character: [Sung Jin-Woo] [Equipped]
[Secondary Character: [Querehsha] [Expand]
[Level: 20]
[Titles: Goblin Slayer [Expand] ]
]Job Class: None]
[HP: 3,900]
[MP: 200]
[Strength: 50]
[Vitality: 29]
[Agility: 29]
[Intelligence: 29]
[Sense: 29]