Return of the Archmage

3.

Contaminated areas.

It is simple to call an area occupied by monsters a polluted area.

This is because the user, who first entered the contaminated area and came back alive, called it that way.

There are not many, but for 30 years, cracks have been maintained, dozens of contaminated areas have been created and disappeared, and some remain, but it is not to honor the first user's will to call the contaminated areas without changing their names.

[Enters contaminated area (Lv 7)]

This is the name given by the hologram.

Naturally, users who have become users by the system and make a living follow the name.

There is no name to call differently, and there is no reason for that.

One of the ways to communicate among users around the world is to follow the name of the hologram.

Anyway, the system kindly told Lee Hye-sung that this is the contaminated area when he stepped into the contaminated area.

Furthermore, what level of crack are the runaway monsters living in.

I'll let you know with him.

[Contamination threshold (Lv 7)]

[All capabilities are reduced by 14%]

[Reduced amount of mana recovery by 14%]

[Reduced amount of energy recovery by 14%]

Why do you have to be at least two levels above the level to recover from contamination?

I can feel my body getting heavy for an instant.

14%.

Although the figure does not seem to be large, it is relatively dull to see a decrease of 14 percent.

If you face monsters like this, you won't be able to catch them easily.

What if it's a monster that's become stronger by excess?

"That's brutal."

"As expected, contaminated areas deserve to be called user's graves.”

Can we win?

It will be difficult if he doesn't solve the handicap that catches his ankle right away.

Lee Hye-sung smirks and pats Kang In-ho on the expression of cold evaluation.

"You know me, right? If it's dangerous, I'll run right away, so don't worry too much. We've come all the way here, but we need to see at least one monster. First of all, it's a big harvest to have a damn pollution threshold."

"It was originally circulated, but I didn't expect it to exist. It's a seven-level crack, so it's a lot more effective."

"I don't really want to meet you."

Did Kang In-ho's anxious sincerity come through?

Crunch.

A giant tiger appeared through the trees with the sound of the leaves breaking.

the beginning of a mountain range

It happened less than three minutes after entering the level seven contaminated area.

***

The giant tiger did not hide its appearance.

No, I showed it off.

To do so, he intentionally broke the fallen leaves and stared at them without attacking them even though humans noticed.

It's quite powerful.

But he's weaker than I am.

Feeling instinctively, the tiger waited.

May humans feel fear.

May you do your duty as a prey in fear.

It was just a tiger's head, not knowing the humans in front of it.

"Wow, it's big."

"Shabelle Tiger? No, I think it's bigger than that and the claws are sharp."

"It's huge, too."

"Hey, hey, hey. A woman shouldn't be staring at things like that."

"It's okay. You're big, too."

"No, that's natural."

Instead of being afraid, the three look around the tiger with curious eyes.

In the meantime, the humiliation that turns into useless conversation is even given to the tiger.

"Crrr."

Conversations are not fully translated and reached the tiger.

I just feel it.

Even if it didn't work, we could see tigers in the jungle that were entangled in the food chain dozens of times a day.

Those humans are not afraid.

He looks at himself with different eyes from other humans who were so busy lying on the floor in fear.

It's unfamiliar and I've never felt it from a tiger's point of view.

"Crrrrr."

It's like the eyes he used to send to other monsters.

The moment he recognized it, the tiger was no longer relaxed.

I was angry.

I decided to show it to arrogant people.

What the food chain is.

What happens to the foolish prey that looks up with a look of challenge rather than bowing down in front of the strong?

"You think that's all alone, don'

"…...I don'

"You do look confident."

There is no such thing as a tiger's companion in this vast mountain range.

a weak-killed diet

Even monsters living here who need to eat to avoid being eaten are afraid and wary of each other.

"Crrrrrrrrrrrrr!"

The tiger rushed in.

***

Faster than light.

The giant tiger disappeared at a fast pace that no one could refute even if he dared to use such expressions.

As soon as he realizes that he has disappeared, the tiger that has already appeared in front of the three people wields its front feet.

Huh-!

Similarly, it is fast enough to be invisible.

Fast footwork passes by Lee Hye-sung.

"Wow! Crazy!"

The level 6 armor you were wearing is torn off like a piece of paper.

Although it did not become trash for a moment due to its self-recovery option, it means that it is like a useless piece of cloth that cannot prevent tiger attacks right now.

The tiger was already not there, although he hurriedly swung the sword back.

A single blow.

One exchange of airlift determines who has the upper hand.

"Whoa, damn it. It's so fast."

Lee Hye-sung was no longer relaxed.

However, the smile on the side of his mouth grew thicker.

The spit was mixed with blood, but he never takes his eyes off the tiger's movements for a moment.

The senses come alive.

Blood infested with the stronger.

Feels like I'm breaking the limit.

Currently, Lee Hye-sung's body penetrates the ceiling and catches the tiger's movement.

Of course, using a real bug doesn't make something invisible suddenly visible.

Whoosh!

Fill the insufficient stats with mana.

Bless you!

The skill of giving overwhelming stats gave Lee Hye-sung the ability to catch the tiger's movements, albeit vaguely, which he had avoided only by feeling.

Although most of the mana who was walking freely in return disappeared.

I didn't care.

"I searched."

I don't need a mana.

Tigers are attacking without using their skills.

Power vs. Power.

An orthodox battle against a level 7 monster that's not easy to see!

The Holy Sword and the tiger's claws collide.

Bang!

Dozens of battles come and go at the same time as a huge sound of shock rings.

One step, two steps.

Although Lee Hye-sung is being pushed back, Kang In-ho, who was watching, salivates and admires.

"I can't believe you'

At first, avoiding was all.

However, the moment he wears the blessing buff, he is only blocking it.

Even if the blessing buff is a SS-grade buff, it is not a magic that eliminates the gap with monsters that suddenly differ by more than 20 levels and 30 levels.

Nevertheless, the story of such a situation being produced means one thing.

"The limitations of comets are…….”

It deals with tigers only by vaguely capturing movement.

I wonder if this is it's possible?

If Kang In-ho goes into that position right now, can he do it?

Shake your head.

Although Kang In-ho's is higher than Lee Hye-sung's body stats, who was blessed.

It is hard to guarantee that he can defend himself from such a strong tiger attack.

No, in the meantime, I can't even imagine putting up a counterattack in between.

"It's okay, mister. You can do that, too."

“…….”

"I don't mean empty. I've seen tens of thousands of knights next to him, and you're good enough to be one of the top five."

"Thank you for saying that.”

Ariel shrugged at Kang In-ho, who replied with a bitter smile at the consolation.

She doesn't lie.

Lee Hye-sung also said that Kang In-ho is like a Grand Sword Master.

Kang In-ho must have had that much confidence, too.

It's just that I'm intimidated by such overwhelming swordsmanship.

I didn't have to talk more because it was just a feeling felt by the few Grand Sword Masters and the Sword Masters that I raised on the continent.

If it would have been comforting, if I could have been satisfied with a few words, I wouldn't have reached that point.

In such a bloody fight, the tide was reversed when the next few conversations were over.

Lee Hye-sung, who had stepped back ten steps, was slowly hurting the tiger's body one by one, and the tiger's movement was noticeably slowing down.

It's true that it's still fast, but it's definitely slower than before.

Poof!

"Crrrrr."

We could win.

As soon as I thought about it, Lee Hye-sung made a miracle.

The Holy Sword stabbing the left leg!

Despite being in front of an eight-level monster, a nine-level sword, which contains the power of God, penetrates the leather without hesitation and digs into the tiger's nerves.

The tiger's huge body wobbles.

I'm not weak enough to lose balance in pain, but if one of your legs is out of function, it means there's a lot more restriction on movement than before!

"I won, you bastard."

Lee Hye-sung was also not in a perfect condition, but he chews up the fishy blood and recites it.

A deep smile soon comes into full bloom.

The pleasure of victory is beyond comparison with anything else.

The other word of victory is survival.

Of course I don't do stupid things that give me time there.

The fight is not over until you lose your breath.

He is only careful not to overturn the situation at the last stroke, but continues to wield his sword without being careless.

The initial momentum is that the tiger continues to retreat.

A tiger in a hurry to stop it!

It's obvious that we're going to win!

Wow, you're going to win this?

Without using magic? You don't use magic?

I think he's using a buff.

You just grabbed it with a buff on.

- Level 7 monster.

- You're level seven? - Yeah?

I don't know. I've never seen it before. But anyway, there's no level 6 monster book, so at least level 7. It's in the contaminated area, so it's at least level 8.

- Starting today, the world's strongest player is Lee Hye-sung.

The viewers also breathed out their breath that they had held back.

The chat window, which had been frozen for a while, heated up.

It was just the beginning of the mountain range, the battle against the monster who was walking alone, but it was a great thing.

The undead haven't even arrived yet.

In fact, if Lee Hye-sung, who is supposed to be a wizard, is a monster to catch by himself, we'll have to see if he can recover.

Lee Hye-sung's full-fledged ability was not revealed, thanks to the possibility that he showed.

You're saying something bad.

- People who don't know swords. That's enough to catch Kang In-ho. Some people might think I beat him up with a third-degree kendo skill.

Unfortunately, prosecutors who appealed for unfairness over minor misunderstandings were ignored.

I didn't pretend I didn't see Lee Hye-sung on purpose.

"Crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!"

a final blow

Because Lee Hye-sung bounced off the tiger's overwhelming mana before it broke!

What? Phase two?

It's a regular mob.

Level 7 contaminated areas showed off their presence around the world.

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